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Plainfield, IN vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Columbia, is 16% less than it is in Plainfield and is 20% below the National Average.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.

Economy
 Plainfield, INColumbia, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.6%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.0%26.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.7%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,669$32,784$37,638
 Household Income$68,541$57,463$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,063$88,210$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainfield, INColumbia, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%12.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.1%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.6%13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainfield, INColumbia, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.4%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.7%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%10.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%9.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%19.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%4.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.5%7.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Plainfield    3 Reviews

I've lived in Plainfield 3 years now and have lived in the Indianapolis metro area since 1998. Here are the major pluses I found with this town. - Pedestrian and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved my family (husband and kids) back to IN several years ago to be closer to family. After 6 (7? - I've lost track) years, we are ready to move on. We chose  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to Plainfield several years ago, and am really impressed by the focus on families, recreation, and values. The town has built a recreation complex that includes  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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65203 65202 65201 65215

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