Carterville, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carterville	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$47,495	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$88,555	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,096	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,782	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,527	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,041	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carterville is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carterville is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carterville is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carterville is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,030 $88,555 $177,110

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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Carterville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.2%	8.2%
Manufacturing sector	15.2%	15.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	19.9%	19.9%
Public administration	7.9%	7.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.2%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	24.4%	24.4%
Other	18.4%	18.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Makanda, IL	554	$101,304	24.6%
Bush, IL	314	$99,561	22.4%
Spillertown, IL	248	$89,994	10.6%
Goreville, IL	1,150	$89,124	9.6%
Crainville, IL	1,425	$87,370	7.4%
Carterville, IL	6,046	$88,555	8.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Zimmerman, MN	6,045	$110,720	36.1%
Manasquan, NJ	6,044	$171,359	110.7%
Margate City, NJ	6,048	$151,385	86.1%
Homer, AK	6,043	$92,165	13.3%
Rupert, ID	6,049	$62,112	23.6%
Carterville, IL	6,046	$88,555	8.9%

Source: The Carterville, 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.