Freeport, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Freeport	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$36,864	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$60,434	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,575	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,257	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,412	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,517	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Freeport is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Freeport is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Freeport is 16% 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

$40,285 $60,434 $120,868

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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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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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Summerset, IL	2,026	$138,803	70.7%
Pearl City, IL	864	$98,482	21.1%
Dakota, IL	741	$96,680	18.9%
Pecatonica, IL	2,002	$93,030	14.4%
German Valley, IL	579	$92,089	13.2%
Freeport, IL	24,837	$60,434	25.7%

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Kalispell, MT	24,848	$71,294	12.3%
Somerset, NJ	24,856	$139,904	72.0%
Camas, WA	24,814	$172,490	112.1%
Sturgeon County, AB	24,881	n/a
Freeport, IL	24,837	$60,434	25.7%

Source: The Freeport, 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.