2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Galesburg, IL vs Grinnell, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Grinnell, is 25% more than it is in Galesburg and is 41% below the National Average.
- Galesburg unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Grinnell unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Galesburg, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,021  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,045$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,181  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Galesburg, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Galesburg, ILGrinnell, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.9%13.1%
Reviews for Galesburg    2 Reviews

I returned home, this town, a little over 3 years ago. This is not for you if you are not 16-25 or unskilled. Unless you are one of the two, good luck landing a job of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Good school system 3. Extremely low cost of living and housing 4. Affordable place to live 5. A good place to live and raise a  More

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Reviews for Grinnell    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Planning on moving to CA...well, actually BACK to CA... Too Cold  More

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