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Chicago, IL vs Enterprise, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Enterprise, is 3% less than it is in Chicago and is 8% below the National Average.
- Chicago unemployment rate is 9.0%.
- Enterprise unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Chicago, ILEnterprise, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,821  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,859$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,434  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chicago, ILEnterprise, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chicago, ILEnterprise, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Enterprise    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It's not that bad to be honest, people who move here are military or retirement. Very peaceful, but a 4- star rating because some of the things in this county aren't  More

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Over 15 years ago

Enterprise is a small town with good people. Not a lot to do in town but some of the best beaches in the world are only 2 hours away. Easy going slow pace of life.  More

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Over 16 years ago

small town with Large Army base, FT. Rucker as influence, summers hot, winter cool to cold, only two  More

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