2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lombard, IL vs Decatur, IL

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- Household income in Decatur, is 49% less than it is in Lombard and is 53% below the National Average.
- Lombard unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 Lombard, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.7%22.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,304$29,299$37,638
 Household Income$89,079$45,111$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,093$66,916$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lombard, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.5%16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.5%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%10.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.9%11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.1%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.8%3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lombard, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.0%10.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.9%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.5%20.6%13.1%
Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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