Eldred, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eldred	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$47,925	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$62,168	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$17,238	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,085	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,010	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eldred is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Eldred is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eldred is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Eldred is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,441 $62,168 $124,336

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Eldred median earnings by income bracket

Eldred employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.9%	1.9%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	1.9%	1.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	1.9%	1.9%
Other	90.7%	90.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carrollton, IL	2,661	$91,392	12.4%
Jerseyville, IL	8,030	$87,544	7.6%
Hardin, IL	855	$84,404	3.8%
Kampsville, IL	334	$73,889	9.2%
Pearl, IL	102	$71,016	12.7%
Eldred, IL	209	$62,168	23.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Perla, AR	209	$53,208	34.6%
Alpine, CO	209	$0	100.0%
Cheraw, CO	209	$82,849	1.9%
Haralson, GA	209	$80,569	0.9%
Castana, IA	209	$90,356	11.1%
Eldred, IL	209	$62,168	23.6%

Source: The Eldred, 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.