2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Takoma Park, MD vs Chillum, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Chillum, is 24% less than it is in Takoma Park and is 5% below the National Average.
- Takoma Park unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Chillum unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Takoma Park, MDChillum, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,021  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,462$69,021
 Family Median Income$126,615  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Takoma Park, MDChillum, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Takoma Park, MDChillum, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Takoma Park    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident of Takoma Park since 1987. During that time, I have watched it change from a haven for artists and musicians to a yuppified, pretentious,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

Walk to the Metro, to stores, to  More

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