2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Paw Paw, MI vs South Bend, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in South Bend, is 7% less than it is in Paw Paw and is 50% below the National Average.
- Paw Paw unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- South Bend unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Paw Paw, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%36.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,303$26,934$37,638
 Household Income$49,464$46,002$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,625$58,914$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Paw Paw, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.3%14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.9%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.7%12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%11.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.4%11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.1%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K2.8%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.4%11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.9%3.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Paw Paw, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance4.8%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.9%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library2.0%9.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.1%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care5.0%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.8%18.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.0%20.2%13.1%
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When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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