Bay View Gardens, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bay View Gardens	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$26,430	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$52,994	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$53,906	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,366	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,217	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,322	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

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

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am i middle class

$35,325 $52,994 $105,988

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bay View Gardens median earnings by income bracket

Bay View Gardens employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.0%	22.0%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	26.3%	26.3%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	11.0%	11.0%
Other	11.9%	11.9%

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Germantown Hills, IL	3,500	$176,315	116.8%
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Goodfield, IL	1,006	$133,304	63.9%
Hopewell, IL	442	$125,126	53.8%
Bay View Gardens, IL	502	$52,994	34.8%

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Walsh, CO	502	$45,063	44.6%
Roopville, GA	502	$127,338	56.6%
Burnettsville, IN	502	$69,114	15.0%
Cawood, KY	502	$55,567	31.7%
South Boardman, MI	502	$84,189	3.5%
Bay View Gardens, IL	502	$52,994	34.8%

Source: The Bay View Gardens, 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.