Bellwood, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bellwood	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$41,200	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$93,975	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,158	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,233	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,463	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,597	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bellwood is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bellwood is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bellwood is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Bellwood is 26% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,643 $93,975 $187,950

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bellwood median earnings by income bracket

Bellwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.2%	4.2%
Manufacturing sector	17.4%	17.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	17.8%	17.8%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	19.6%	19.6%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	25.4%	25.4%

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Bellwood, IL	19,287	$93,975	15.5%

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Bellwood, IL	19,287	$93,975	15.5%

Source: The Bellwood, 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.