Chestnut, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chestnut	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$24,357	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$33,977	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chestnut is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chestnut is 39% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chestnut is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chestnut is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,649 $33,977 $67,954

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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Chestnut median earnings by income bracket

Chestnut employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	100.0%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forsyth, IL	3,474	$95,865	73.3%
Waynesville, IL	496	$66,000	19.3%
Illiopolis, IL	767	$64,375	16.4%
Warrensburg, IL	1,261	$62,917	13.7%
Maroa, IL	1,982	$62,708	13.4%
Chestnut, IL	37	$33,977	38.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clark's Point, AK	37	$18,000	67.5%
Wahak Hotrontk, AZ	37	$0	100.0%
Whitehawk, CA	37	$0	100.0%
Stonewall Gap, CO	37	$50,313	9.1%
Aldora, GA	37	$26,563	52.0%
Chestnut, IL	37	$33,977	38.6%

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