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Hawthorne, CA vs Cicero, IL

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- Household income in Cicero, is 8% less than it is in Hawthorne and is 18% below the National Average.
- Hawthorne unemployment rate is 11.9%.
- Cicero unemployment rate is 9.8%.
 Hawthorne, CACicero, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,796  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,433$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,478  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hawthorne, CACicero, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hawthorne, CACicero, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock28.4%13.1%
Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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Reviews for Cicero    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

That number seems a little off. I am a teacher in Cicero and I don't know any teacher in my building that has 21 students or less. In fact some rooms are at full  More

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