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Roswell, NM vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Carbondale, is 47% less than it is in Roswell and is 182% below the National Average.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Carbondale unemployment rate is 6.7%.

Economy
 Roswell, NMCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.2%21.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,670$22,164$37,638
 Household Income$46,034$24,452$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,293$57,917$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Roswell, NMCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.0%33.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%7.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.7%14.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.0%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%3.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%4.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%8.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.7%4.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.4%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Roswell, NMCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%7.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.1%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%19.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.5%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.4%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.8%11.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care4.3%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry2.7%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.3%9.4%13.1%

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Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 5 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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88203 88201
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