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

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Calumet Park	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$37,595	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$73,484	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,439	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$70,149	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,536	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,465	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Calumet Park is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Calumet Park is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Calumet Park is 37% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Calumet Park is 28% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,984 $73,484 $146,968

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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Calumet Park median earnings by income bracket

Calumet Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	3.6%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	28.1%	28.1%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	9.6%
Other	22.8%	22.8%

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Hinsdale, IL	17,817	$308,069	278.8%
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Frankfort, IL	19,886	$208,825	156.8%
La Grange, IL	16,121	$180,795	122.3%
Calumet Park, IL	8,694	$73,484	9.7%

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Hollymead, VA	8,692	$151,829	86.7%
Castlegar, BC	8,697	n/a
Miles City, MT	8,698	$80,101	1.5%
West Haven-Sylvan, OR	8,699	$149,481	83.8%
Calumet Park, IL	8,694	$73,484	9.7%

Source: The Calumet Park, 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.