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Carbondale, IL vs Las Cruces, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Las Cruces, is 95% more than it is in Carbondale and is 45% below the National Average.
- Carbondale unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Las Cruces unemployment rate is 7.1%.

Economy
 Carbondale, ILLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.0%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%25.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,164$26,290$37,638
 Household Income$24,452$47,722$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,917$57,206$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carbondale, ILLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K33.3%17.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.7%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.5%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.3%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.2%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K4.8%13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carbondale, ILLas Cruces, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.1%10.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%8.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%2.7%1.8%
 Legal1.5%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library19.7%9.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%6.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.7%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.4%5.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  More

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