Alorton, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

182%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alorton	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$23,609	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$29,855	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$57,529	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$22,536	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,123	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$20,744	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	13.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	56.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alorton is 47% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alorton is 63% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alorton is 182% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alorton is 276% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,901 $29,855 $59,710

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Alorton median earnings by income bracket

Alorton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.2%	10.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.0%	8.0%
Public administration	10.2%	10.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	21.8%	21.8%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	40.0%	40.0%

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Ladue, MO	8,903	$368,480	353.1%
Warson Woods, MO	2,457	$244,793	201.0%
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Grantwood Village, MO	981	$189,545	133.0%
Oakland, MO	1,587	$164,271	102.0%
Alorton, IL	2,149	$29,855	63.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Masury, OH	2,149	$59,741	26.5%
Blossburg, PA	2,149	$89,095	9.5%
Lewiston, UT	2,149	$94,413	16.1%
Spencer, WV	2,149	$31,647	61.1%
Hoback, WY	2,149	$186,051	128.8%
Alorton, IL	2,149	$29,855	63.3%

Source: The Alorton, 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.