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Rochester Hills, MI vs Decatur, IL

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- Household income in Decatur, is 58% less than it is in Rochester Hills and is 53% below the National Average.
- Rochester Hills unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 Rochester Hills, MIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,438  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,111$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,831  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester Hills, MIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester Hills, MIDecatur, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.6%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester Hills    12 Reviews

I love rochester hills, I go to yates every fall and get my glasses at 2020 vision off adams and walton. Whole foods across the street, trader joes... LOVE  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Minimal crime in Rochester Hills, nice place to live if you can stand the winters and afford the  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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