2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Murphysboro, IL vs Saucier, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Saucier, is 20% more than it is in Murphysboro and is 47% below the National Average.
- Murphysboro unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Saucier unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Murphysboro, ILSaucier, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.0%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$46,821$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,226  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Murphysboro, ILSaucier, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Murphysboro, ILSaucier, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.9%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 Saucier    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

One of the main reasons I hate living in the Deep South is all the close-minded people that live here. I have lived here for most of my 40 years, and the only thing  More

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