Alma, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alma	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,313	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$53,254	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,742	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$24,469	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,190	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,538	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alma is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alma is 35% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alma is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alma is 30% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,499 $53,254 $106,508

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Alma median earnings by income bracket

Alma employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	38.2%	38.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.8%	21.8%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	3.6%	3.6%
Other	14.5%	14.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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St. Peter, IL	456	$74,518	8.4%
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Junction City, IL	594	$68,491	15.8%
Sandoval, IL	1,142	$66,751	17.9%
Alma, IL	307	$53,254	34.5%

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Munson, FL	307	$64,226	21.0%
Trilby, FL	307	$65,017	20.1%
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Maurice, IA	307	$110,128	35.4%
Alma, IL	307	$53,254	34.5%

Source: The Alma, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.