Freeport, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

17%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Freeport	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$25,218	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$39,787	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$51,985	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,352	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,859	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,544	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Freeport is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Freeport is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Freeport is 17% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Freeport is 40% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,522 $39,787 $79,574

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Freeport median earnings by income bracket

Freeport employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	29.5%	29.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	12.6%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	14.0%	14.0%
Other	23.7%	23.7%

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Lake Summerset, IL	1,958	$91,538	65.5%
Pearl City, IL	831	$66,458	20.1%
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German Valley, IL	565	$61,250	10.7%
Freeport, IL	23,930	$39,787	28.1%

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Kalispell, MT	23,935	$47,750	13.7%
Port St. John, FL	23,940	$66,948	21.0%
Ponca City, OK	23,940	$44,281	20.0%
Saint-Lin--Laurentides, QC	23,910	n/a
South Plainfield, NJ	23,961	$108,244	95.7%
Freeport, IL	23,930	$39,787	28.1%

Source: The Freeport, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).