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St. John, IN vs Cedar Lake, IN

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- Household income in Cedar Lake, is 36% less than it is in St. John and is 6% above the National Average.
- St. John unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Cedar Lake unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 St. John, INCedar Lake, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,482  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,611$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,281  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. John, INCedar Lake, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. John, INCedar Lake, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.1%13.1%
Reviews for St. John    1 Reviews

I moved here 2yrs ago from Rockford, IL(which is ranked number 14 most miserable cities in America) and I hate this town more then anywhere I've ever been in my whole  More

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Reviews for Cedar Lake    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Town of approx 14500 residents that increases to possible 20000 persons in summer due to clean beautiful lake,friendly small community feel with Chicago located just 30  More

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