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Decatur, IL vs Dolton, IL

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- Household income in Dolton, is 18% more than it is in Decatur and is 30% below the National Average.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 10.3%.
- Dolton unemployment rate is 15.5%.
 Decatur, ILDolton, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock15.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,299  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,047$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,916  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Decatur, ILDolton, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Decatur, ILDolton, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.3%13.1%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Dolton    3 Reviews

Every year there is at least one major crime in this city. From robbing stores, and banks, to murder, this city is welcoming some people who come from Chicago city  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here since July 1999 and when I decided to move out on my own, I knew that although I did like aspects of the city of Chicago, I didn't want to live there.   More

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Over 20 years ago

I've lived in Dolton for 17 years, and the neighborhood has changed tremendously in the last 5. This was once a nice south suburban neighborhood until they moved all of  More

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