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Champaign, IL vs Georgetown, SC

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- Household income in Georgetown, is 18% less than it is in Champaign and is 61% below the National Average.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Georgetown unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Champaign, ILGeorgetown, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,023  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,998$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,785  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Champaign, ILGeorgetown, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Champaign, ILGeorgetown, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library15.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.0%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 Georgetown    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Georgetown like many nice towns are ruined by the foul smell of these mills that not only polute the air but the water as well. Why there are not controls put on them  More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't live in Georgetown, but spent a few days there on vacation in the summer of 2006. I'd never want to live there because of the disgusting, nauseating smell that  More

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