2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Tucson, AZ vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Elmhurst, is 167% more than it is in Tucson and is 46% above the National Average.
- Tucson unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Elmhurst unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Tucson, AZElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.1%30.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,373$63,417$37,638
 Household Income$48,058$128,355$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,114$158,148$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tucson, AZElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.9%4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%1.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.4%3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%4.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.8%3.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%5.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.7%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%13.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.8%28.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tucson, AZElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%26.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.4%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%9.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.7%3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%23.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%3.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.2%5.8%13.1%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 14 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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