Bethalto, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bethalto	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$47,102	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$101,214	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,949	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,837	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,850	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,884	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bethalto is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bethalto is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bethalto is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bethalto is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,469 $101,214 $202,428

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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Bethalto median earnings by income bracket

Bethalto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.9%	15.9%
Manufacturing sector	20.4%	20.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	14.0%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.4%	11.4%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	25.6%	25.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holiday Shores, IL	3,157	$152,229	87.2%
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Bel-Nor, MO	1,553	$124,401	53.0%
Bethalto, IL	9,570	$101,214	24.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fultondale, AL	9,570	$98,492	21.1%
Leisure World, MD	9,569	$82,848	1.9%
Versailles, KY	9,568	$69,047	15.1%
Stanley, MB	9,568	n/a
Hondo, TX	9,572	$80,660	0.8%
Bethalto, IL	9,570	$101,214	24.4%

Source: The Bethalto, 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.