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Arnold, MO vs Granite City, IL

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- Household income in Granite City, is 16% less than it is in Arnold and is 28% below the National Average.
- Arnold unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Granite City unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Arnold, MOGranite City, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,983  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,757$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,127  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arnold, MOGranite City, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arnold, MOGranite City, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.5%13.1%
Reviews for Arnold    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My husband's family lives in the area (Crestwood, Barnhart, Fenton, Ballwin), we have been visiting for about 20 years. We moved from a southern state which had it  More

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Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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