2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Schaumburg, IL vs Columbia, MO

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- Household income in Columbia, is 33% less than it is in Schaumburg and is 20% below the National Average.
- Schaumburg unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Schaumburg, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.9%26.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,170$32,784$37,638
 Household Income$85,147$57,463$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,084$88,210$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Schaumburg, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.4%12.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.0%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.9%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.8%13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.9%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Schaumburg, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.7%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%10.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%9.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%19.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%4.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Schaumburg    10 Reviews

Nice middle-class community. Excellent schools. Excellent variety in retail establishments. Very good park district with plentiful activities, classes, and three outdoor  More

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Schaumburg, Schaumburg, it's Ok, I guess I don't have much to  More

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At 11% sales tax I believe that Cook County, IL. is the highest in the country. The cost of gasoline is bumped by this as well as the use of smog formulated fuel which  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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