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Gilberts, IL vs West Bend, WI

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- Household income in West Bend, is 34% less than it is in Gilberts and is 3% below the National Average.
- Gilberts unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- West Bend unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Gilberts, ILWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,909  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$66,980$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,151  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gilberts, ILWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K18.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gilberts, ILWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services5.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.5%13.1%
Reviews for Gilberts    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Typical Northern Illinois weather - Hot summers, sometimes humid, more often with some drought periods; Cold snowy and blustery  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing in Gilberts is affordable, its a very safe community with an excellent elementary school. If you have children the newer subdivisions are full of  More

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Reviews for West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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