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Cedar Lake, IN vs Brook, IN

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- Household income in Brook, is 38% less than it is in Cedar Lake and is 51% below the National Average.
- Cedar Lake unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Brook unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Cedar Lake, INBrook, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,441  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,769$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,243  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cedar Lake, INBrook, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock20.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cedar Lake, INBrook, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock35.1%13.1%
Reviews for Cedar Lake    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Town of approx 14500 residents that increases to possible 20000 persons in summer due to clean beautiful lake,friendly small community feel with Chicago located just 30  More

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