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Prairie Village, KS vs Champaign, IL

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- Household income in Champaign, is 43% less than it is in Prairie Village and is 31% below the National Average.
- Prairie Village unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Prairie Village, KSChampaign, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%32.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$56,881$32,023$37,638
 Household Income$92,753$52,687$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,459$81,785$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prairie Village, KSChampaign, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.9%19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.8%9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%7.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.7%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.9%11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%5.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.1%7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prairie Village, KSChampaign, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.0%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.7%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.9%1.8%
 Legal3.1%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%15.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.2%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.2%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%16.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%4.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.1%11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Prairie Village    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I must admit - I am spoiled! Prairie Village, Kansas is such a wonderful place to live, we call it Perfect Village - and do so proudly! Not only is it a peaceful  More

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Over 16 years ago

Prairie Village is predominately an older community built in the late 50's early 60's. However, over the past few years several modifications, renovations, and  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 5 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 7 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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