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Champaign, IL vs Casper, WY

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- Household income in Casper, is 17% more than it is in Champaign and is 12% below the National Average.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Casper unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Champaign, ILCasper, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,023  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,657$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,785  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Champaign, ILCasper, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Champaign, ILCasper, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library15.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Casper    36 Reviews

Wyoming is an interesting place. From vast mountains that pulls you towards them to flat plains as far as the eye can see. The people are same as every where else other  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 3 mo..... this place is run my retired Republicans that have nothing better to do then mess up other people's day. The town is very poorly taken care  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for one year (78-79). Saw a lot of cold weather and snow. Most cars had sprung doors from severe winds taking them out of their owners hands. Might have  More

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