Dalton City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dalton City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$35,438	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$82,484	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$86,598	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$81,001	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,654	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,438	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	27.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dalton City is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dalton City is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dalton City is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dalton City is 84% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,983 $82,484 $164,968

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Dalton City median earnings by income bracket

Dalton City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	31.8%	31.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	5.1%	5.1%
Other	32.2%	32.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forsyth, IL	3,591	$144,967	78.2%
Long Creek, IL	1,490	$119,826	47.3%
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LaPlace, IL	131	$105,580	29.8%
Macon, IL	1,122	$97,418	19.8%
Dalton City, IL	739	$82,484	1.4%

Cities with similar population

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Dove Creek, CO	739	$95,168	17.0%
Brookfield, MA	739	$106,681	31.2%
Excelsior No. 166, SK	739	n/a
Addison, AL	738	$56,855	30.1%
Elaine, AR	738	$51,208	37.0%
Dalton City, IL	739	$82,484	1.4%

Source: The Dalton City, 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.