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Emporia, KS vs Evanston, IL

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- Household income in Evanston, is 87% more than it is in Emporia and is 21% above the National Average.
- Emporia unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Evanston unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Emporia, KSEvanston, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,260  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$87,345$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,687  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Emporia, KSEvanston, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Emporia, KSEvanston, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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