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Kewanee, IL vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Household income in Kalamazoo, is 7% more than it is in Kewanee and is 56% below the National Average.
- Kewanee unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Kalamazoo unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Kewanee, ILKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,136  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,296$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,778  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kewanee, ILKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kewanee, ILKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.7%13.1%
Reviews for Kewanee    1 Reviews

The cost of living here looks so low becasuse of the one major issue that effects the town, the lack of shopping! If you need to look resonablly presentable for work,  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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