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Rock Island, IL vs Quincy, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Quincy, is 0% less than it is in Rock Island and is 36% below the National Average.
- Rock Island unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Quincy unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Rock Island, ILQuincy, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.7%28.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,606$30,478$37,638
 Household Income$50,965$50,857$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,471$71,712$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rock Island, ILQuincy, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.4%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.3%10.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%10.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.0%11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%8.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%12.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.5%12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.7%3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rock Island, ILQuincy, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%12.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%23.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.1%16.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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Reviews for Quincy    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have live in quincy il since 2003 till now and it really is a nice place to raise your family no matter where you go, you going to have crime. but other than that it's  More

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I lived in Quincy for 15 years. I owned a house and participated in the local economy. My kids went to school there. The kids have fond memories of Quincy. I do not.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I haven't always lived in Quincy. I'm originally from the St. Louis area, but have moved around many times, and have also done a lot of traveling. My husband & I  More

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ZIPS IN ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
61201
ZIPS IN QUINCY, ILLINOIS
62301 62305

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