2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Glen Carbon, IL vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Parker, is 39% more than it is in Glen Carbon and is 43% above the National Average.
- Glen Carbon unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Parker unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Glen Carbon, ILParker, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%48.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%5.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,140$48,857$37,638
 Household Income$86,406$120,075$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,634$136,520$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Glen Carbon, ILParker, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.4%3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%1.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.8%2.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%4.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.0%3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.0%4.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.8%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%22.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%17.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.8%17.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Glen Carbon, ILParker, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%23.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%11.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal3.0%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.7%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%0.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%24.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.7%7.0%13.1%
Reviews for Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 17 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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