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Westerville, OH vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Decatur, is 53% less than it is in Westerville and is 53% below the National Average.
- Westerville unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Decatur unemployment rate is 10.3%.

Economy
 Westerville, OHDecatur, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.7%22.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,642$29,299$37,638
 Household Income$96,279$45,111$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,689$66,916$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Westerville, OHDecatur, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.9%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%10.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.1%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.8%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.6%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.1%3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Westerville, OHDecatur, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.3%10.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.7%1.8%
 Legal2.6%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.6%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.6%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.1%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.2%20.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Westerville    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I live in Westerville, Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus and it is a great city. The cost of living in Columbus and the surrounding cities is very  More

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Over 18 years ago

Could not find Darby, Ohio listed. It is in Franklin County, west of Columbus. What do you include in the "miscellaneous" item under Cost of living? Many  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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ZIPS IN WESTERVILLE, OHIO
43081
ZIPS IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS
62521 62526 62523

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