2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Richardson, TX vs Bloomington, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Bloomington, is 21% less than it is in Richardson and is 0% below the National Average.
- Richardson unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Bloomington unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Richardson, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.7%22.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,305$38,887$37,638
 Household Income$87,720$69,003$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,750$94,379$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richardson, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%4.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.7%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%7.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.9%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.6%16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.4%8.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richardson, TXBloomington, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.7%18.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.9%10.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.4%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%23.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%9.1%13.1%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 14 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 10 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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