Bluford, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

137%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bluford	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,133	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$74,385	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,255	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,407	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,826	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,232	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	11.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bluford is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bluford is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bluford is 137% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Bluford is 6% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,585 $74,385 $148,770

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bluford median earnings by income bracket

Bluford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.1%	3.1%
Manufacturing sector	27.9%	27.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.8%	17.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.2%	20.2%
Education, health & social services	6.2%	6.2%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Opdyke, IL	313	$96,244	18.3%
Bonnie, IL	451	$86,748	6.7%
Wayne City, IL	967	$76,033	6.5%
Dahlgren, IL	716	$73,858	9.2%
Sims, IL	170	$69,670	14.3%
Bluford, IL	683	$74,385	8.5%

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Western Grove, AR	683	$43,051	47.1%
Troy, IN	683	$63,012	22.5%
Van Bibber Lake, IN	683	$57,780	29.0%
Scranton, KS	683	$87,196	7.2%
Bluford, IL	683	$74,385	8.5%

Source: The Bluford, 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.