Barrington, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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115%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

106%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Barrington	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$96,390	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$167,193	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$222,397	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$87,975	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$144,556	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$86,467	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Barrington is 115% higher than the national average
The median household income in Barrington is 106% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Barrington is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Barrington is 76% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$111,450 $167,193 $334,386

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Barrington median earnings by income bracket

Barrington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	16.3%	16.3%
Financial & insurance services	9.0%	9.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	0.6%	0.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riverwoods, IL	3,636	$342,690	321.3%
Kildeer, IL	4,158	$320,299	293.8%
Long Grove, IL	8,145	$313,087	284.9%
Hawthorn Woods, IL	8,495	$305,140	275.2%
North Barrington, IL	2,886	$292,563	259.7%
Barrington, IL	10,656	$167,193	105.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	10,655	$62,379	23.3%
Portage, WI	10,657	$77,679	4.5%
Miami Shores, FL	10,653	$186,160	128.9%
Gig Harbor, WA	10,659	$126,227	55.2%
Grey Highlands, ON	10,659	n/a
Barrington, IL	10,656	$167,193	105.6%

Source: The Barrington, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).