2024 Compare Cities Economy:
St. Charles, MO vs Rockford, IL

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- Household income in Rockford, is 38% less than it is in St. Charles and is 47% below the National Average.
- St. Charles unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Rockford unemployment rate is 10.1%.
 St. Charles, MORockford, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%10.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%21.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,881$27,186$37,638
 Household Income$75,516$47,002$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,990$58,497$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Charles, MORockford, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%14.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%6.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.6%12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%10.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.0%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.7%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.0%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.4%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Charles, MORockford, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.4%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%3.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%20.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.9%26.1%13.1%
Reviews for St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 9 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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