Crete, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Crete	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$72,483	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$114,082	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,721	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,485	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,811	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,569	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Crete is 61% higher than the national average
The median household income in Crete is 40% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Crete is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Crete is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$76,047 $114,082 $228,164

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Crete median earnings by income bracket

Crete employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.4%	6.4%
Manufacturing sector	19.3%	19.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	31.9%	31.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Frankfort, IL	19,886	$208,825	156.8%
Frankfort Square, IL	9,037	$169,317	108.2%
Mokena, IL	21,535	$164,488	102.2%
Flossmoor, IL	9,604	$161,299	98.3%
St. John, IN	18,872	$156,293	92.2%
Crete, IL	8,275	$114,082	40.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bloomingdale, NJ	8,275	$145,599	79.0%
Boyes Hot Springs, CA	8,273	$91,823	12.9%
Cherry Valley, CA	8,278	$106,148	30.5%
Pleasant Hills, PA	8,271	$115,930	42.5%
Bel Aire, KS	8,281	$128,360	57.8%
Crete, IL	8,275	$114,082	40.3%

Source: The Crete, 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.