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Northbrook, IL vs Kewanee, IL

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- Household income in Kewanee, is 71% less than it is in Northbrook and is 67% below the National Average.
- Northbrook unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Kewanee unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Northbrook, ILKewanee, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$78,195  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,452$69,021
 Family Median Income$188,533  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northbrook, ILKewanee, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northbrook, ILKewanee, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.9%13.1%
Reviews for Northbrook    5 Reviews

Northbrook is a great place if: 1.) You're Jewish 2.) You're Russian 3.) You're raising a family Other than that, it's a stuck-up, sleepy, basic midwest suburb.   More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Reviews for Kewanee    1 Reviews

The cost of living here looks so low becasuse of the one major issue that effects the town, the lack of shopping! If you need to look resonablly presentable for work,  More

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