East Side, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 37%

Household income 19%

Unemployment 153%

Index	East Side	Chicago	Illinois
Income per capita	$18,648	$30,847	$31,502
Median household income	$44,652	$50,434	$59,196
Median income owner occupied	$0	$76,476	$75,354
Median income renter occupied	$0	$35,017	$34,488
Median earnings male	$30,960	$36,144	$40,474
Median earnings female	$24,475	$30,441	$27,197
Unemployment rate	11.8%	7.3%	5.3%
Poverty level	n/a	21.7%	14.0%

Key findings

The income per capita in East Side is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in East Side is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Side is 153% higher than the national average
The poverty level in East Side is equal to the national average

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am i middle class

$33,619$50,434$100,868

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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East Side median earnings by income bracket

East Side employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.3%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	24.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	7.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.7%	12.2%
Public administration	3.4%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	13.0%	39.0%
Other	24.2%	26.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
River Forest, IL	11,217	$103,622	87%
Riverside, IL	8,779	$100,696	82%
Olympia Fields, IL	4,888	$96,377	74%
Frankfort Square, IL	9,116	$94,127	70%
Flossmoor, IL	9,215	$87,179	58%
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	$50,434	9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Houston, TX	2,240,582	$47,010	15%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	$39,770	28%
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	$49,328	11%
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	$51,538	7%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	$48,183	13%
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	$50,434	9%

Source: The East Side, Chicago, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

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