2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Skokie, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Phoenix, is 19% less than it is in Skokie and is 6% below the National Average.
- Skokie unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Skokie, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.6%48.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,196$33,718$37,638
 Household Income$80,543$64,927$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,957$75,683$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Skokie, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.5%8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.1%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.1%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.2%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Skokie, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.7%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.9%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.0%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.9%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.4%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%5.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.7%12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Skokie    1 Reviews

2024 rewrite: I've lived in this place since when I was 5, from Chicago. Pros: Good Schools, Friendly People, and not much crime. Most of the time, Skokie is  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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