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Cairo, IL vs Glen Carbon, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Glen Carbon, is 194% more than it is in Cairo and is 20% above the National Average.
- Cairo unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Glen Carbon unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Cairo, ILGlen Carbon, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%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$86,406$69,021
 Family Median Income$40,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cairo, ILGlen Carbon, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cairo, ILGlen Carbon, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support36.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.7%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 Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 18 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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