2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Evergreen Park, IL vs Melrose Park, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Melrose Park, is 31% less than it is in Evergreen Park and is 17% below the National Average.
- Evergreen Park unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Melrose Park unemployment rate is 9.0%.
 Evergreen Park, ILMelrose Park, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,440  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,871$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,143  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Evergreen Park, ILMelrose Park, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Evergreen Park, ILMelrose Park, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock28.5%13.1%
Reviews for Evergreen Park    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The Chicago Area is a HORRIBLE place to live! Everything about it is terrible...Crime rate, Climate, Cost of Living...and the people are the rudest, most ignorant people  More

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Reviews for Melrose Park    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

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Melrose Park is relatively cheaper that living in Chicago. However, the public schools are not very  More

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