Employment & income in Granite City

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 12% of the overall score

35/100
53rd of 60

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The four inputs

Median household income vs metro$59,205

St. Louis $80,19640% · scores 33

Unemployment rate5.7%

St. Louis 4.2%30% · scores 47

Labour force participation58%

St. Louis 65%20% · scores 29

Share in professional occupations27%

St. Louis 45%10% · scores 15

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Best St. Louis suburbs for employment

All 60 ranked, Granite City highlighted

1Dardenne PrairieA$152,500 2WildwoodA−$161,060 3Town and CountryB+$232,534 4ColumbiaB$107,606 5O'FallonB$110,443 6Creve CoeurB$127,188 7BallwinB$124,626 8WentzvilleB$112,394 9CrestwoodB$107,169 10TroyB$112,434 11ChesterfieldB$133,037 12ShilohB$99,573 13KirkwoodB$121,270 14Maryland HeightsB$86,436 15EurekaB−$108,394 16Webster GrovesB−$115,227 17WaterlooB−$98,711 18AfftonB−$79,539 19St. PetersB−$91,637 20HighlandB−$82,551 21ManchesterC+$97,801 22O'FallonC+$105,982 23Lake St. LouisC+$125,693 24ClaytonC+$123,000 25ConcordC+$89,038 26St. CharlesC+$85,937 27University CityC+$80,694 28Glen CarbonC+$97,168 29OakvilleC$106,362 30TroyC$79,012 31ArnoldC$78,370 32EllisvilleC$113,309 33WashingtonC$79,173 34MehlvilleC$67,071 35Old JamestownC−$99,521 36EdwardsvilleC−$86,721 37BridgetonC−$72,005 38GodfreyC−$94,543 39UnionC−$73,435 40SwanseaC−$91,587 41LemayC−$60,399 42Wood RiverD+$62,703 43CollinsvilleD+$67,612 44FlorissantD+$65,318 45Fairview HeightsD+$80,930 46St. LouisD$56,160 47St. AnnD$52,323 48BellevilleD−$63,535 49FestusD−$73,532 50OverlandD−$61,773 51AltonD−$54,568 52Spanish LakeF$55,920 53Granite CityF$59,205 54FergusonF$47,524 55Bellefontaine NeighborsF$49,170 56HazelwoodF$55,908 57CentraliaF$47,807 58Cahokia HeightsF$33,792 59JenningsF$38,984 60East St. LouisF$35,700

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Better than Granite City on employment & income

Granite City grades F on employment & income. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbEmploymentMedian household incomeUnemploymentOverall

Town and Country20 mi from Granite CityB+$233k2.5% 71 B− Columbia19 mi from Granite CityB$108k1.4% 60 C Creve Coeur18 mi from Granite CityB$127k2.6% 76 B Ballwin25 mi from Granite CityB$125k2.9% 73 B Crestwood18 mi from Granite CityB$107k1.6% 74 B Troy13 mi from Granite CityB$112k3.1% 59 C

Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24

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