Calumet City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Calumet City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$35,411	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$75,741	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,593	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,360	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,152	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,785	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Calumet City is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Calumet City is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Calumet City is 90% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Calumet City is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,488 $75,741 $151,482

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Calumet City median earnings by income bracket

Calumet City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.4%	7.4%
Manufacturing sector	13.4%	13.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.0%	14.0%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	21.1%	21.1%
Education, health & social services	6.9%	6.9%
Other	28.5%	28.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palos Park, IL	4,875	$171,588	111.0%
Frankfort Square, IL	9,037	$169,317	108.2%
Winfield, IN	6,057	$164,088	101.7%
Flossmoor, IL	9,604	$161,299	98.3%
St. John, IN	18,872	$156,293	92.2%
Calumet City, IL	36,968	$75,741	6.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Foothill Farms, CA	36,977	$83,676	2.9%
Marion, OH	36,920	$59,805	26.5%
Mount Juliet, TN	36,915	$138,769	70.6%
Franklin, WI	37,080	$122,941	51.2%
Elmont, NY	37,081	$148,308	82.3%
Calumet City, IL	36,968	$75,741	6.9%

Source: The Calumet City, 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.