Bement, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bement	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$26,722	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$47,917	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$49,917	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,625	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,841	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,639	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bement is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bement is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bement is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bement is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,941 $47,917 $95,834

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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Bement median earnings by income bracket

Bement employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.6%	23.6%
Manufacturing sector	20.4%	20.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	13.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	13.5%	13.5%
Other	19.3%	19.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Seymour, IL	145	$105,893	91.4%
White Heath, IL	153	$89,297	61.4%
Long Creek, IL	1,454	$78,977	42.8%
Monticello, IL	5,815	$76,667	38.6%
LaPlace, IL	128	$71,875	29.9%
Bement, IL	1,490	$47,917	13.4%

Cities with similar population

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Montezuma, IA	1,490	$42,500	23.2%
Saint-Malachie, QC	1,490	n/a
Pierson, FL	1,491	$52,917	4.3%
Herscher, IL	1,489	$67,404	21.8%
Ness City, KS	1,489	$60,852	10.0%
Bement, IL	1,490	$47,917	13.4%

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