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Carmel, IN vs Lake in the Hills, IL

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- Household income in Lake in the Hills, is 15% less than it is in Carmel and is 32% above the National Average.
- Carmel unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Lake in the Hills unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Carmel, INLake in the Hills, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$64,078  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,106$69,021
 Family Median Income$157,200  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carmel, INLake in the Hills, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carmel, INLake in the Hills, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.5%13.1%
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Lake In The Hills    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Lake in the hills is a GREAT town to live in. Atleast it was many years ago when I moved here. It was a small quiet town and nothing ever went wrong here. But now that  More

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