2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Belleville, IL vs Granite City, IL

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- Household income in Granite City, is 5% less than it is in Belleville and is 28% below the National Average.
- Belleville unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Granite City unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Belleville, ILGranite City, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.2%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.6%30.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,470$26,664$37,638
 Household Income$56,404$53,757$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,596$68,289$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Belleville, ILGranite City, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.0%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.0%9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%9.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.6%14.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.2%13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.2%1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Belleville, ILGranite City, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.4%8.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%2.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%4.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.3%5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.1%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%23.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%9.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.7%22.5%13.1%
Reviews for Belleville    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Nice place to live. St Louis is right across the river and there is easy access either by car or by the metro  More

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Over 11 years ago

My husband and I are in our late 40s and looking for the perfect spot to move to. We are retired military and presently live about 20 minutes from St. Louis. We  More

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Property value got lower because of politics , not, the economy. And realtors are panicing people who want to sell into selling cheaper so realtors can make a quick buck  More

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Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 10 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 15 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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