Clay City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clay City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$35,237	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$66,936	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$86,889	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$41,109	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,657	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,095	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clay City is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Clay City is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clay City is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clay City is 46% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,619 $66,936 $133,872

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Clay City median earnings by income bracket

Clay City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.9%	5.9%
Manufacturing sector	28.8%	28.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	9.1%	9.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	1.8%	1.8%
Other	23.7%	23.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sailor Springs, IL	117	$93,118	14.5%
Iola, IL	94	$75,814	6.8%
Flora, IL	4,788	$74,034	9.0%
Olney, IL	9,196	$73,488	9.6%
Noble, IL	673	$60,218	26.0%
Clay City, IL	917	$66,936	17.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hopland, CA	917	$85,437	5.0%
Arbon Valley, ID	917	$63,440	22.0%
Carthage, IN	917	$55,502	31.8%
Buras, LA	917	$80,257	1.3%
Carolina, RI	917	$133,598	64.3%
Clay City, IL	917	$66,936	17.7%

Source: The Clay City, 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.