Chemung, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chemung	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$18,329	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$38,750	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,378	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$22,316	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	46.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chemung is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chemung is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chemung is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chemung is 207% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,830 $38,750 $77,500

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Chemung median earnings by income bracket

Chemung employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.0%	15.0%
Manufacturing sector	8.0%	8.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	77.0%	77.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timberlane, IL	1,158	$170,875	208.9%
Lakewood, IL	4,013	$149,583	170.4%
Greenwood, IL	352	$99,167	79.3%
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Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI	1,518	$88,036	59.1%
Chemung, IL	738	$38,750	30.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briny Breezes, FL	738	$55,972	1.2%
Vermont, IL	738	$42,083	23.9%
Doyline, LA	738	$24,833	55.1%
Wabasso, MN	738	$51,125	7.6%
Glen Park, NY	738	$38,625	30.2%
Chemung, IL	738	$38,750	30.0%

Source: The Chemung, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).