Freeburg, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Freeburg	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$48,581	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$98,043	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$123,145	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,838	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,271	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,957	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Freeburg is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Freeburg is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Freeburg is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Freeburg is 30% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,355 $98,043 $196,086

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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Freeburg median earnings by income bracket

Freeburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.7%	13.7%
Manufacturing sector	20.0%	20.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.0%	16.0%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	18.1%	18.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
O'Fallon, IL	30,151	$132,987	63.5%
Smithton, IL	4,157	$130,324	60.2%
Shiloh, IL	13,870	$129,539	59.3%
Swansea, IL	14,604	$122,386	50.5%
Millstadt, IL	3,967	$117,203	44.1%
Freeburg, IL	4,020	$98,043	20.5%

Cities with similar population

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Leland, MS	4,020	$61,048	24.9%
Florence, CO	4,019	$73,939	9.1%
Williamstown, KY	4,019	$61,053	24.9%
Battle Mountain, NV	4,019	$129,100	58.7%
Red Oaks Mill, NY	4,018	$173,035	112.7%
Freeburg, IL	4,020	$98,043	20.5%

Source: The Freeburg, 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.