Channel Lake, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Channel Lake	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$49,928	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$75,820	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,592	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,231	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,798	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,674	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Channel Lake is 11% higher than the national average
The median household income in Channel Lake is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Channel Lake is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Channel Lake is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,541 $75,820 $151,640

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Channel Lake median earnings by income bracket

Channel Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.9%	25.9%
Manufacturing sector	18.9%	18.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	23.2%	23.2%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	6.1%	6.1%
Other	17.7%	17.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Libertyville, IL	20,905	$226,599	178.6%
Third Lake, IL	1,192	$204,409	151.3%
Spring Grove, IL	5,867	$190,360	134.1%
Knollwood, IL	1,738	$188,266	131.5%
Ringwood, IL	762	$187,806	130.9%
Channel Lake, IL	1,833	$75,820	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Douglass, KS	1,833	$83,164	2.3%
Gordon, NE	1,833	$63,612	21.8%
Red Boiling Springs, TN	1,833	$37,145	54.3%
Scotland Neck, NC	1,832	$22,888	71.9%
Rogue River, OR	1,834	$50,796	37.5%
Channel Lake, IL	1,833	$75,820	6.8%

Source: The Channel Lake, 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.