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Quincy, IL vs Plainfield, IL

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- Household income in Plainfield, is 165% more than it is in Quincy and is 49% above the National Average.
- Quincy unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Quincy, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,478  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$134,814$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,712  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Quincy, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Quincy, ILPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Quincy    21 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have live in quincy il since 2003 till now and it really is a nice place to raise your family no matter where you go, you going to have crime. but other than that it's  More

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I lived in Quincy for 15 years. I owned a house and participated in the local economy. My kids went to school there. The kids have fond memories of Quincy. I do not.  More

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Over 12 years ago

I haven't always lived in Quincy. I'm originally from the St. Louis area, but have moved around many times, and have also done a lot of traveling. My husband & I  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 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 12 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 12 years ago

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

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