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Sulphur, LA vs Dolton, IL

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- Household income in Dolton, is 4% more than it is in Sulphur and is 30% below the National Average.
- Sulphur unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Dolton unemployment rate is 15.5%.
 Sulphur, LADolton, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock15.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth54.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,885  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,047$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,757  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sulphur, LADolton, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sulphur, LADolton, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.3%13.1%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for Dolton    3 Reviews

Every year there is at least one major crime in this city. From robbing stores, and banks, to murder, this city is welcoming some people who come from Chicago city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since July 1999 and when I decided to move out on my own, I knew that although I did like aspects of the city of Chicago, I didn't want to live there.   More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Dolton for 17 years, and the neighborhood has changed tremendously in the last 5. This was once a nice south suburban neighborhood until they moved all of  More

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