2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Dayton, TN vs Granite City, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Granite City, is 34% more than it is in Dayton and is 28% below the National Average.
- Dayton unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Granite City unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Dayton, TNGranite City, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.9%30.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,267$26,664$37,638
 Household Income$40,148$53,757$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,243$68,289$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dayton, TNGranite City, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.1%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.5%9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%9.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%14.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.3%13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%1.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dayton, TNGranite City, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.2%8.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%2.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%4.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.6%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%23.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry4.9%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%9.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving25.4%22.5%13.1%
Reviews for Dayton    1 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in this area and you want to keep moving. The most rude unfriendly people that You will ever meet. Southern hospitality is a myth. Real gentlemen not in  More

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Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 15 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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