Cowden, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cowden	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$27,396	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$48,960	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$63,694	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,944	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,212	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	31.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cowden is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cowden is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cowden is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cowden is 107% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,636 $48,960 $97,920

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Cowden median earnings by income bracket

Cowden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.0%	14.0%
Manufacturing sector	28.0%	28.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.0%	21.0%
Public administration	2.0%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.0%	16.0%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	15.0%	15.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stewardson, IL	725	$97,640	20.0%
Strasburg, IL	543	$93,654	15.1%
Oconee, IL	143	$87,701	7.8%
Shumway, IL	136	$87,418	7.5%
Tower Hill, IL	665	$81,451	0.1%
Cowden, IL	549	$48,960	39.8%

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Ashton, IA	549	$69,119	15.0%
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Cowden, IL	549	$48,960	39.8%

Source: The Cowden, 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.