Apple River, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Apple River	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,123	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$62,571	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$58,387	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,756	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,052	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,612	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Apple River is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Apple River is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Apple River is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Apple River is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,709 $62,571 $125,142

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Apple River median earnings by income bracket

Apple River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.8%	13.8%
Manufacturing sector	40.0%	40.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.5%	7.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.0%	15.0%
Education, health & social services	1.3%	1.3%
Other	22.5%	22.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
The Galena Territory, IL	1,475	$156,604	92.5%
Apple Canyon Lake, IL	658	$117,971	45.0%
Scales Mound, IL	521	$85,113	4.6%
Benton, WI	886	$84,240	3.6%
Wiota, WI	131	$83,113	2.2%
Apple River, IL	346	$62,571	23.1%

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Tununak, AK	346	$50,132	38.4%
Eckley, CO	346	$53,959	33.7%
Westville, FL	346	$71,363	12.3%
Concord, GA	346	$73,029	10.2%
Fargo, GA	346	$91,169	12.1%
Apple River, IL	346	$62,571	23.1%

Source: The Apple River, 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.