Coalton, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Coalton	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$42,081	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$93,982	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,222	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$95,970	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,903	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Coalton is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Coalton is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Coalton is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Coalton is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,648 $93,982 $187,964

City

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

State

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

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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Coalton median earnings by income bracket

Coalton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	56.7%	56.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.3%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.6%	5.6%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	16.7%	16.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wenonah, IL	14	$150,076	84.5%
Morrisonville, IL	1,147	$97,410	19.8%
Palmer, IL	294	$96,834	19.1%
Owaneco, IL	266	$95,206	17.1%
Hillsboro, IL	6,368	$91,466	12.5%
Coalton, IL	348	$93,982	15.6%

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Northway, AK	348	$75,347	7.4%
Midland, AR	348	$47,479	41.6%
Strawberry, AR	348	$53,753	33.9%
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Chilcoot-Vinton, CA	348	$0	100.0%
Coalton, IL	348	$93,982	15.6%

Source: The Coalton, 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.