2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South Orange Village, NJ vs Elgin, IL

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- Household income in Elgin, is 50% less than it is in South Orange Village and is 13% above the National Average.
- South Orange Village unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Elgin unemployment rate is 9.9%.
 South Orange Village, NJElgin, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.6%9.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.9%28.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$70,073$31,673$37,638
 Household Income$160,366$79,757$69,021
 Family Median Income$197,946$88,684$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Orange Village, NJElgin, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.5%6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.4%6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.6%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.2%6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%7.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K2.9%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.1%16.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.8%21.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.0%9.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K38.0%6.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Orange Village, NJElgin, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.9%13.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services4.3%1.4%1.8%
 Legal5.9%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment5.8%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.8%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.0%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.8%8.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.2%21.0%13.1%
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When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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