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Cairo, IL vs Spencer, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Spencer, is 16% more than it is in Cairo and is 103% below the National Average.
- Cairo unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Spencer unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Cairo, ILSpencer, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,127  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,063$69,021
 Family Median Income$40,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cairo, ILSpencer, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K2.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cairo, ILSpencer, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support36.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.4%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 Spencer    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

All the schools within this county do the best they can with what little funding is available to them. The high school was not the best in preparing students for  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rural, appalacia-like topography, beautiful country, mostly poor but varied, nice people, good services, reasonable cost of living, typical midwest weather -  More

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