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Pine Bluff, AR vs Champaign, IL

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- Household income in Champaign, is 43% more than it is in Pine Bluff and is 31% below the National Average.
- Pine Bluff unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Pine Bluff, ARChampaign, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,710  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,687$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,602  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pine Bluff, ARChampaign, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pine Bluff, ARChampaign, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Pine Bluff    14 Reviews

I do not live in this area but it is like every town in america it has its problems. The good thing is its not far from little rock and i am sure people that complain is  More

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Over 5 years ago

Did a project over this town and it seems pretty lame. It's ok I guess.  More

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Over 12 years ago

The location where I reside is pretty quiet. As far as security goes, a police officer lives across from me, and another across the street. I'm not originally from  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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