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McHenry, IL vs Castle Rock, CO

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- Household income in Castle Rock, is 58% more than it is in McHenry and is 43% above the National Average.
- McHenry unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Castle Rock unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 McHenry, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,492  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$121,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 McHenry, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 McHenry, ILCastle Rock, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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