Carmi, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carmi	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$40,839	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$65,761	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,218	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,313	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,936	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,423	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carmi is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Carmi is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carmi is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carmi is 2% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,836 $65,761 $131,522

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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Carmi median earnings by income bracket

Carmi employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.2%	8.2%
Manufacturing sector	25.9%	25.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	4.6%	4.6%
Other	32.4%	32.4%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Springerton, IL	69	$90,697	11.5%
Burnt Prairie, IL	92	$88,471	8.8%
Mill Shoals, IL	176	$74,679	8.2%
Phillipstown, IL	47	$73,662	9.4%
Griffin, IN	125	$72,504	10.9%
Carmi, IL	5,016	$65,761	19.1%

Cities with similar population

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Demarest, NJ	5,016	$233,288	186.8%
Eagar, AZ	5,015	$101,297	24.5%
Mattituck, NY	5,017	$133,731	64.4%
Central Kootenay B, BC	5,017	n/a
Mayfair, CA	5,014	$51,197	37.1%
Carmi, IL	5,016	$65,761	19.1%

Source: The Carmi, 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.