2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Elmhurst, IL vs Columbia, MD

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- Household income in Columbia, is 12% less than it is in Elmhurst and is 39% above the National Average.
- Elmhurst unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Elmhurst, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%34.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,417$54,634$37,638
 Household Income$128,355$113,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$158,148$132,940$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Elmhurst, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%2.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%2.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.2%3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%22.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%15.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K28.3%20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Elmhurst, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.4%22.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%18.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.9%1.8%
 Legal2.8%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%16.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.8%5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 14 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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