Galesburg, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Galesburg	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$22,497	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$37,322	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,830	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$21,439	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,621	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,336	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Galesburg is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Galesburg is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Galesburg is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Galesburg is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,878 $37,322 $74,644

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Galesburg median earnings by income bracket

Galesburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	13.3%	13.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	17.7%	17.7%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.3%	13.3%
Education, health & social services	14.4%	14.4%
Other	26.7%	26.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gilson, IL	194	$105,694	91.1%
Oak Run, IL	468	$86,250	55.9%
North Henderson, IL	239	$74,107	34.0%
Knoxville, IL	3,137	$63,750	15.2%
Rio, IL	206	$62,500	13.0%
Galesburg, IL	30,405	$37,322	32.5%

Cities with similar population

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Long Branch, NJ	30,424	$62,027	12.1%
Kingman, AZ	30,433	$51,081	7.7%
Golden Gate, FL	30,376	$52,126	5.8%
Crown Point, IN	30,372	$82,222	48.6%
Syracuse, UT	30,366	$103,522	87.1%
Galesburg, IL	30,405	$37,322	32.5%

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