Dahlgren, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dahlgren	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$30,434	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$73,858	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,903	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,188	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,651	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Dahlgren is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dahlgren is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dahlgren is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Dahlgren is 17% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,233 $73,858 $147,716

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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Dahlgren median earnings by income bracket

Dahlgren employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	50.7%	50.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.7%	5.7%
Public administration	6.4%	6.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	8.6%	8.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Opdyke, IL	313	$96,244	18.3%
Ewing, IL	326	$92,563	13.8%
Bonnie, IL	451	$86,748	6.7%
McLeansboro, IL	2,604	$81,767	0.5%
Wayne City, IL	967	$76,033	6.5%
Dahlgren, IL	716	$73,858	9.2%

Cities with similar population

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Aguanga, CA	716	$0	100.0%
Wabasso, FL	716	$59,390	27.0%
Murray, IA	716	$73,803	9.3%
Evarts, KY	716	$43,525	46.5%
Camden, MI	716	$73,417	9.7%
Dahlgren, IL	716	$73,858	9.2%

Source: The Dahlgren, 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.