Bush, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bush	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$31,299	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$99,561	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,313	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$96,014	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,280	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,862	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bush is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bush is 22% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bush is 37% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Bush is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,367 $99,561 $199,122

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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Bush employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.0%	1.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	33.3%	33.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	10.4%
Other	35.4%	35.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spillertown, IL	248	$89,994	10.6%
Carterville, IL	6,046	$88,555	8.9%
Crainville, IL	1,425	$87,370	7.4%
North City, IL	698	$87,155	7.2%
Energy, IL	1,242	$74,597	8.3%
Bush, IL	314	$99,561	22.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twain, CA	314	$0	100.0%
Spring Ridge, FL	314	$101,107	24.3%
Iron City, GA	314	$59,057	27.4%
Idaville, IN	314	$93,751	15.3%
Newtown, IN	314	$71,267	12.4%
Bush, IL	314	$99,561	22.4%

Source: The Bush, 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.