Columbus, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 9%

Household income 100%

Unemployment 39%

Index	Columbus	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,576	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$0	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$32,083	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$58,050	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$53,043	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.4%	14.0%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Columbus is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Columbus is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Columbus is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Columbus is 31% lower than the national average

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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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Columbus employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.9%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	21.1%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	65.8%	11.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	74.3%
Other	0.0%	14.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mound Station, IL	158	$63,750	15%
Mendon, IL	935	$53,971	2%
Liberty, IL	504	$52,609	5%
Payson, IL	1,242	$48,182	13%
La Prairie, IL	68	$47,857	13%
Columbus, IL	115	$0	100%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alfarata, PA	115	$66,406	20%
Watkins, IA	115	$50,625	8%
Billingsley, AL	115	$31,750	43%
Sammy Martinez, TX	115	$34,375	38%
Country Club Heights, IN	115	$117,083	112%
Columbus, IL	115	$0	100%

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