Forest Lake, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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40%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forest Lake	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$62,947	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$128,189	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$143,380	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,718	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,839	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Forest Lake is 40% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forest Lake is 58% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forest Lake is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Forest Lake is 80% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$85,450 $128,189 $256,378

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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Forest Lake median earnings by income bracket

Forest Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	11.4%	11.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.3%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	31.4%	31.4%
Public administration	7.3%	7.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	27.6%	27.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Riverwoods, IL	3,636	$342,690	321.3%
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%
Golf, IL	533	$294,820	262.5%
Forest Lake, IL	1,341	$128,189	57.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tennessee Ridge, TN	1,341	$62,342	23.3%
Jamaica Beach, TX	1,341	$112,009	37.7%
Sainte-Barbe, QC	1,341	n/a
Westhaven-Moonstone, CA	1,340	$99,646	22.5%
Lapwai, ID	1,340	$67,996	16.4%
Forest Lake, IL	1,341	$128,189	57.6%

Source: The Forest Lake, 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.