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East St. Louis, IL vs South Bend, IN

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- Household income in South Bend, is 77% more than it is in East St. Louis and is 50% below the National Average.
- East St. Louis unemployment rate is 12.0%.
- South Bend unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 East St. Louis, ILSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,132  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,002$69,021
 Family Median Income$41,347  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 East St. Louis, ILSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 East St. Louis, ILSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.2%13.1%
Reviews for East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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