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Muncie, IN vs Highland, IL

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- Household income in Highland, is 89% more than it is in Muncie and is 1% above the National Average.
- Muncie unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Highland unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Muncie, INHighland, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,440  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$69,442$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,924  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Muncie, INHighland, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Muncie, INHighland, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Highland    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highland is a small farming town and we are growing. We roll up the sidewalks about ten every night except our bars, McDonalds and Walmart. We have a small movie theater  More

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Over 15 years ago

Highland is honestly the second worst place i have ever live right behind Price, UT their is nothing to do and good luck finding a job. the only good thing about  More

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