Elsah, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

79%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elsah	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$19,841	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$145,806	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$163,670	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$7,428	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$6,187	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elsah is 56% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elsah is 79% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elsah is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elsah is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$97,194 $145,806 $291,612

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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Elsah median earnings by income bracket

Elsah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.1%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	3.7%	3.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	2.1%	2.1%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	60.6%	60.6%
Other	29.8%	29.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Old Jamestown, MO	20,034	$137,716	69.3%
St. Peters, MO	59,202	$119,773	47.3%
Godfrey, IL	17,898	$110,636	36.0%
St. Charles, MO	72,409	$104,760	28.8%
Mitchell, IL	1,281	$94,232	15.9%
Elsah, IL	727	$145,806	79.3%

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Traver, CA	727	$69,599	14.4%
Bradley Junction, FL	727	$56,090	31.0%
Franklin, ID	727	$63,562	21.8%
Medaryville, IN	727	$51,070	37.2%
Westmoreland, KS	727	$95,687	17.6%
Elsah, IL	727	$145,806	79.3%

Source: The Elsah, 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.