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Two Rivers, WI vs Watseka, IL

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- Household income in Watseka, is 30% less than it is in Two Rivers and is 80% below the National Average.
- Two Rivers unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Watseka unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Two Rivers, WIWatseka, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,150  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,328$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,132  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Two Rivers, WIWatseka, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Two Rivers, WIWatseka, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.6%13.1%
Reviews for Two Rivers    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The city is improving, but the downtown and most of the western side is pretty run down. However... there is one section of Two Rivers that is awesome: take the 17th  More

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But it was never that good to begin with. The town used to be pretty run down, but it at least had some factory jobs. Those are gone now, with unsightly buildings with  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great place to raise kids, very little crime. Unfortunatly there are too many draw backs. This town is windy-almost always, and with winter going on and on,  More

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Reviews for Watseka    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Watseka has been hit hard by the slumping economy. A lot of jobs have been lost and people are really feeling the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Yes, I can see the previous writers' point of view. However, Watseka is the town of my birth. Gotta stand up for it. For a small community, it offers a variety of  More

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Over 17 years ago

i feel that watseka has alot people who has live here a long time. so if you do not have family here do not come here.people here think if you are the outsider. you have  More

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