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

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	East Gillespie	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$63,463	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$95,696	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,340	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$63,902	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$94,097	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,084	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in East Gillespie is 41% higher than the national average
The median household income in East Gillespie is 18% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in East Gillespie is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in East Gillespie is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,790 $95,696 $191,392

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 Gillespie median earnings by income bracket

East Gillespie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	20.6%	20.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.4%	7.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	7.4%
Education, health & social services	32.4%	32.4%
Other	19.1%	19.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holiday Shores, IL	3,157	$152,229	87.2%
Dorchester, IL	154	$115,500	42.0%
Standard City, IL	227	$112,098	37.8%
Worden, IL	908	$95,617	17.6%
Livingston, IL	812	$82,673	1.6%
East Gillespie, IL	250	$95,696	17.7%

Cities with similar population

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Knobel, AR	250	$121,366	49.2%
Lazy Y U, AZ	250	$107,102	31.7%
Homewood Canyon, CA	250	$0	100.0%
Orchard Hill, GA	250	$45,381	44.2%
McClure, IL	250	$64,300	20.9%
East Gillespie, IL	250	$95,696	17.7%

Source: The East Gillespie, 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.