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Clinton, SC vs Springfield, IL

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- Household income in Springfield, is 62% more than it is in Clinton and is 20% below the National Average.
- Clinton unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Springfield unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Clinton, SCSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,581  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,596$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,333  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clinton, SCSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clinton, SCSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library17.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.6%13.1%
Reviews for Clinton    2 Reviews

This may have been a nice place to settle down back in its prime (when the mills were still operating), but these days life in Clinton (and Laurens County in general) is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Clinton has a new website which is being designed to help make Clinton,South Carolina an even better place to live,work and play.It is www.ClintonTalk.com.Feel free  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 5 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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