East Brooklyn, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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40%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

66%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Brooklyn	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$62,772	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$135,064	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$134,756	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$91,639	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$25,496	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Brooklyn is 40% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Brooklyn is 66% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Brooklyn is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Brooklyn is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$90,033 $135,064 $270,128

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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East Brooklyn median earnings by income bracket

East Brooklyn employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	35.3%	35.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	29.4%	29.4%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Campus, IL	125	$120,235	47.8%
Essex, IL	1,111	$119,732	47.2%
Braceville, IL	908	$115,334	41.8%
Coal City, IL	5,083	$113,377	39.4%
South Wilmington, IL	721	$113,237	39.2%
East Brooklyn, IL	59	$135,064	66.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northway Junction, AK	59	$82,294	1.2%
Pelican, AK	59	$78,771	3.2%
Amagon, AR	59	$40,325	50.4%
Santa Cruz, AZ	59	$0	100.0%
Ventana, AZ	59	$0	100.0%
East Brooklyn, IL	59	$135,064	66.1%

Source: The East Brooklyn, 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.