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Platteville, WI vs South Bend, IN

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- Household income in South Bend, is 2% less than it is in Platteville and is 50% below the National Average.
- Platteville unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- South Bend unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Platteville, WISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,318  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,002$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,673  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Platteville, WISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Platteville, WISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library12.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.2%13.1%
Reviews for Platteville    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

This town is blessed to have such a strong community of believers. There are many denominations to choose from. While not all of them are centered around the gospel,  More

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So heres the thing.. I live in Platteville and I lived here my WHOLE life and I love it, but the thing that is not good is that when me and my friends want to go  More

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Over 19 years ago

platteville was a nice little town until wal mart came to town. i would advise every town to not let wal mart  More

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

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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