2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Wheaton, IL vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Mesa, is 40% less than it is in Wheaton and is 5% below the National Average.
- Wheaton unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Mesa unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Wheaton, ILMesa, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%47.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,339$33,362$37,638
 Household Income$108,737$65,725$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,740$78,855$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wheaton, ILMesa, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.9%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%7.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.5%17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%6.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.9%6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wheaton, ILMesa, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.3%16.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.5%1.8%
 Legal2.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.4%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%24.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%8.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.4%10.9%13.1%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 1 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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