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Chicago Heights, IL vs Burnham, IL

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- Household income in Burnham, is 8% less than it is in Chicago Heights and is 37% below the National Average.
- Chicago Heights unemployment rate is 15.5%.
- Burnham unemployment rate is 8.4%.
 Chicago Heights, ILBurnham, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,659  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,556$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,930  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chicago Heights, ILBurnham, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chicago Heights, ILBurnham, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock12.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock8.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.3%13.1%
Reviews for Chicago Heights    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I think Chicago's public transportation is one of the best in the country. The system give you access to the entire metro area a surrounding suburbs. It is not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

What I've noticed since moving back about a year ago is that there are many, many pit bulls, rottweillers and any other labelled MEAN dogs! People let them run around  More

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Over 20 years ago

Born and raised here I might be biased, but I think Chicago is one of the best cities in which to live. There's always lots to do, whatever you're in to. Sporting  More

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Reviews for Burnham    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

There are many suburbs outside of Chicago. This is the one you mention and everyone is like, where is that? The notion would bring one to think the town is located  More

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