Broughton, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Broughton	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,172	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$34,472	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$44,141	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$25,414	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,474	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Broughton is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Broughton is 58% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Broughton is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Broughton is 14% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,979 $34,472 $68,944

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Broughton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	46.7%	46.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	26.7%	26.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	26.7%	26.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McLeansboro, IL	2,604	$81,767	0.5%
Galatia, IL	1,135	$71,481	12.1%
Omaha, IL	246	$67,496	17.0%
Raleigh, IL	275	$65,529	19.4%
Equality, IL	457	$62,980	22.6%
Broughton, IL	119	$34,472	57.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wet Camp Village, AZ	119	$9,565	88.2%
Mettler, CA	119	$73,817	9.2%
Milford, CA	119	$0	100.0%
Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	119	$0	100.0%
Archer, IA	119	$62,427	23.2%
Broughton, IL	119	$34,472	57.6%

Source: The Broughton, 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.