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Plainfield, IL vs Northbrook, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Northbrook, is 6% more than it is in Plainfield and is 52% above the National Average.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Northbrook unemployment rate is 5.2%.

Economy
 Plainfield, ILNorthbrook, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.2%27.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%10.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,016$78,195$37,638
 Household Income$134,814$143,506$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,558$188,533$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainfield, ILNorthbrook, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.3%3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K1.9%3.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%3.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.5%3.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.2%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%8.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.1%15.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.5%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K25.2%37.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainfield, ILNorthbrook, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.4%29.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.8%10.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.2%4.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%8.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%0.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%1.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%0.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%20.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%2.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%3.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 10 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 11 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 11 years ago

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

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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 14 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 14 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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