2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Prospect Heights, IL vs Des Plaines, IL

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- Household income in Des Plaines, is 2% more than it is in Prospect Heights and is 13% above the National Average.
- Prospect Heights unemployment rate is 8.4%.
- Des Plaines unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Prospect Heights, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.4%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.8%26.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,767$38,455$37,638
 Household Income$77,763$79,453$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,929$98,465$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prospect Heights, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.9%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.2%6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%7.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.0%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.7%12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%12.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.4%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%11.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.6%8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prospect Heights, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.6%6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.1%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%7.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%8.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.8%14.7%13.1%
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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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