Farmer City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Farmer City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$40,296	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$98,570	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,619	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,003	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,105	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,343	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Farmer City is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Farmer City is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Farmer City is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Farmer City is 30% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,706 $98,570 $197,140

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Farmer City median earnings by income bracket

Farmer City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.2%	3.2%
Manufacturing sector	28.2%	28.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.0%	5.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%	9.3%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	15.9%	15.9%
Other	28.0%	28.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mahomet, IL	9,102	$172,299	111.8%
Seymour, IL	151	$160,166	96.9%
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White Heath, IL	159	$131,848	62.1%
Le Roy, IL	3,546	$117,990	45.1%
Farmer City, IL	2,131	$98,570	21.2%

Cities with similar population

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Bronson, MI	2,131	$57,186	29.7%
Sainte-Madeleine, QC	2,131	n/a
Midway, GA	2,132	$102,804	26.4%
Fairmont City, IL	2,132	$56,034	31.1%
Belle Rose, LA	2,132	$64,112	21.2%
Farmer City, IL	2,131	$98,570	21.2%

Source: The Farmer City, 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.