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Cairo, IL vs Columbia, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Columbia, is 248% more than it is in Cairo and is 32% above the National Average.
- Cairo unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Cairo, ILColumbia, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,127  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,107$69,021
 Family Median Income$40,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cairo, ILColumbia, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cairo, ILColumbia, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support36.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.6%13.1%
Reviews for Cairo    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I visited Cairo, IL over this past weekend. The community is very clean an the people were very friendly. However, I did noticed that there very few places of employment  More

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Reviews for Columbia    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I actually live in the next town over, but work full-time in Columbia, and it's a really nice town. It is the walking-est city I have ever seen; people enjoy riding  More

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Over 17 years ago

Columbia,Illinois has to be the most stuck up and unfriendly little one horse town i've ever lived in . People here feel that if you weren't born and raised here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Columbia, Illinois is located at the northern tip of Monroe County in Southwestern Illinois only about 12 miles from downtown St. Louis. 20 miles from Scott Air Force  More

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