2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Richmond, VT vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Peoria, is 49% less than it is in Richmond and is 29% below the National Average.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 2.2%.
- Peoria unemployment rate is 9.0%.
 Richmond, VTPeoria, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.2%9.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%17.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.6%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,157$35,232$37,638
 Household Income$105,625$53,568$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,000$74,081$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richmond, VTPeoria, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.7%15.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.9%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.7%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.7%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.9%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%9.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K27.6%12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.4%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.7%7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richmond, VTPeoria, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.1%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.8%9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%2.5%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library16.0%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.8%9.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.6%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.5%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care0.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support7.9%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.3%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%4.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.7%11.9%13.1%
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Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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