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Murphysboro, IL vs Mattoon, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Mattoon, is 6% more than it is in Murphysboro and is 67% below the National Average.
- Murphysboro unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Mattoon unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Murphysboro, ILMattoon, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,843  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,320$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,226  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Murphysboro, ILMattoon, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Murphysboro, ILMattoon, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.9%13.1%
Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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Reviews for Mattoon    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy small town living it is as good as any other small  More

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