Florence, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

410%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Florence	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$34,244	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$52,170	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,753	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	25.0%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Florence is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Florence is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Florence is 410% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Florence is 121% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,776 $52,170 $104,340

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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Florence median earnings by income bracket

Florence employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	75.0%	75.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	25.0%	25.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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Chapin, IL	555	$86,017	5.8%
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Meredosia, IL	928	$75,066	7.7%
New Salem, IL	216	$72,316	11.1%
Florence, IL	52	$52,170	35.9%

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Tonopah, AZ	52	$0	100.0%
Lookout, CA	52	$0	100.0%
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Florence, IL	52	$52,170	35.9%

Source: The Florence, 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.