2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lansing, IL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Gaithersburg, is 57% more than it is in Lansing and is 30% above the National Average.
- Lansing unemployment rate is 10.5%.
- Gaithersburg unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Lansing, ILGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.5%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%31.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,897$49,740$37,638
 Household Income$62,397$98,089$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,626$111,036$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lansing, ILGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.6%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.7%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%5.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.3%5.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.3%19.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%12.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.9%17.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lansing, ILGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.7%21.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%15.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%5.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.3%16.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.5%6.1%13.1%
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We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 9 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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