Argenta, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Argenta	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$40,091	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$94,087	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$99,966	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,748	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,027	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Argenta is 11% lower than the national average
The median household income in Argenta is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Argenta is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Argenta is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,718 $94,087 $188,174

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Argenta median earnings by income bracket

Argenta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.0%	20.0%
Manufacturing sector	26.0%	26.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.9%	10.9%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.5%	12.5%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	17.4%	17.4%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forsyth, IL	3,591	$144,967	78.2%
Long Creek, IL	1,490	$119,826	47.3%
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Monticello, IL	5,985	$115,299	41.8%
Oreana, IL	986	$112,963	38.9%
Argenta, IL	1,080	$94,087	15.7%

Cities with similar population

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Athens, MI	1,080	$79,153	2.7%
Carson City, MI	1,080	$53,259	34.5%
Absarokee, MT	1,080	$91,715	12.8%
McAdenville, NC	1,080	$131,365	61.5%
Marathon, NY	1,080	$72,441	10.9%
Argenta, IL	1,080	$94,087	15.7%

Source: The Argenta, 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.