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Matteson, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Merrillville, is 28% less than it is in Matteson and is 13% below the National Average.
- Matteson unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Merrillville unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,394  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,230$69,021
 Family Median Income$108,598  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.9%13.1%
Reviews for Matteson    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Some of the teachers are very mean to the students. My grand daughter faithful do her remote learning. She moved the camera off of me for one second while i was  More

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We are diverse community with many amenities within our neighborhood such as a new shopping mall, many elementary schools, and a new middle school. Our neighboring  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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