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Urbana, IL vs Knoxville, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Knoxville, is 18% more than it is in Urbana and is 56% below the National Average.
- Urbana unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Knoxville unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 Urbana, ILKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%37.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,403$29,277$37,638
 Household Income$37,701$44,308$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,205$60,141$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Urbana, ILKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K24.3%15.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%6.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.0%12.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%11.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.6%9.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.0%10.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%3.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.5%3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Urbana, ILKnoxville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.5%12.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.0%6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library25.3%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.3%8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.8%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.5%12.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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ZIPS IN URBANA, ILLINOIS
61801 61802
ZIPS IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
37918, 37920, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37921, 37919, 37849, 37917, 37912, 16 total

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