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Decatur, IL vs El Mirage, AZ

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- Household income in El Mirage, is 44% more than it is in Decatur and is 6% below the National Average.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 10.3%.
- El Mirage unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 Decatur, ILEl Mirage, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,299  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,072$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,916  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Decatur, ILEl Mirage, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Decatur, ILEl Mirage, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%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  Unlock13.4%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 14 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 El Mirage    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Hi I found a $70,000 foreclosure house in El Mirage. Is it worth  More

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Over 16 years ago

Affordable and still close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

City-Data.com says that El Mirage Az is 68.8 hispanic ( i.e.mexican) and your site says it is 66% white. Both sites sites claim to have census stats and yet they also  More

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