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Ottawa, IL vs Galena, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Galena, is 6% less than it is in Ottawa and is 20% below the National Average.
- Ottawa unemployment rate is 7.3%.
- Galena unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Ottawa, ILGalena, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.3%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.0%18.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,213$41,915$37,638
 Household Income$61,083$57,632$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,417$70,446$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ottawa, ILGalena, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.3%10.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%4.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.6%13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%12.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.2%15.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.9%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.9%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.4%2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ottawa, ILGalena, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.8%6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%0.0%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%1.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.6%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%10.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%17.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.0%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.5%20.9%13.1%
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 14 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 12 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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