2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Chandler, AZ vs Elgin, IL

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- Household income in Elgin, is 13% less than it is in Chandler and is 13% above the National Average.
- Chandler unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Elgin unemployment rate is 9.9%.
 Chandler, AZElgin, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%9.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.8%28.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,302$31,673$37,638
 Household Income$91,299$79,757$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,845$88,684$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chandler, AZElgin, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.0%6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.3%6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%7.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%16.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.5%21.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%9.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.9%6.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chandler, AZElgin, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.1%13.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.0%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%8.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.1%21.0%13.1%
Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

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Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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