Elgin, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elgin	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$43,141	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$109,630	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,611	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$67,199	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,612	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,967	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elgin is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elgin is 35% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elgin is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elgin is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,079 $109,630 $219,260

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Elgin median earnings by income bracket

Elgin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	21.0%	21.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.7%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	14.2%	14.2%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.9%	10.9%
Education, health & social services	7.9%	7.9%
Other	27.1%	27.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kildeer, IL	4,158	$320,299	293.8%
Long Grove, IL	8,145	$313,087	284.9%
Hawthorn Woods, IL	8,495	$305,140	275.2%
North Barrington, IL	2,886	$292,563	259.7%
Trout Valley, IL	522	$287,475	253.5%
Elgin, IL	115,336	$109,630	34.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Peoria, IL	115,301	$77,104	5.2%
Antioch, CA	115,196	$120,481	48.1%
Manchester, NH	114,918	$93,554	15.0%
Miami Gardens, FL	114,672	$70,332	13.5%
Everett, WA	114,503	$97,883	20.3%
Elgin, IL	115,336	$109,630	34.8%

Source: The Elgin, 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.