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Moline, IL vs Dixon, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Dixon, is 15% less than it is in Moline and is 37% below the National Average.
- Moline unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Dixon unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Moline, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,117  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,491$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,894  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Moline, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Moline, ILDixon, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.0%13.1%
Reviews for Moline    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Illinois Quad Cities. Most of the time was spent in Moline. If you enjoy watersports, there are two rivers, and many  More

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I'm a student in the Quad Cities and have been living at The Mills with two of my friends. It's a newer complex and we haven't had any issues. Just in case anyone is  More

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I felt like I had to give a review after seeing some of the other posts about Moline. I moved here (from Chicago) a year ago, and I absolutely love it. I'll tell you  More

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Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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