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Plainfield, IL vs Fernley, NV

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Highlights
- Household income in Fernley, is 42% less than it is in Plainfield and is 11% above the National Average.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Fernley unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Plainfield, ILFernley, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,016  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,558  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainfield, ILFernley, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock27.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainfield, ILFernley, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.5%13.1%
Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Fernley    1 Reviews

Fernley is not a bad place to live, and it's close to Reno. This growing community is only going to get better as time goes on with all of the industry building going  More

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