Belknap, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

83%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belknap	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$20,737	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$42,500	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$38,750	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,125	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,250	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belknap is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Belknap is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belknap is 83% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Belknap is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,330 $42,500 $85,000

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Belknap median earnings by income bracket

Belknap employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	45.8%	45.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	33.3%	33.3%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bandana, KY	302	$122,566	121.6%
Ullin, IL	579	$60,208	8.8%
Simpson, IL	69	$49,375	10.7%
Buncombe, IL	283	$45,000	18.7%
Metropolis, IL	6,053	$40,883	26.1%
Belknap, IL	142	$42,500	23.2%

Cities with similar population

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Golovin, AK	142	$51,875	6.2%
Kaibab, AZ	142	$34,583	37.5%
Alpine Village, CA	142	$56,538	2.2%
Bluewater, CA	142	$30,417	45.0%
Comptche, CA	142	$33,696	39.1%
Belknap, IL	142	$42,500	23.2%

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