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Dexter, MO vs McHenry, IL

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- Household income in McHenry, is 81% more than it is in Dexter and is 10% above the National Average.
- Dexter unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- McHenry unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Dexter, MOMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,207  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,858$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,675  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dexter, MOMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dexter, MOMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Dexter    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The black hole of Missouri! This place is so  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very Humid, Mosquitos are bad, although they try to control with  More

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Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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