Garden Prairie, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garden Prairie	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$24,251	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$48,563	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garden Prairie is 46% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garden Prairie is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garden Prairie is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garden Prairie is 92% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,372 $48,563 $97,126

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Garden Prairie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	26.9%	26.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	73.1%	73.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timberlane, IL	1,195	$256,814	215.8%
Hampshire, IL	6,080	$149,650	84.0%
Union, IL	699	$143,766	76.8%
Pingree Grove, IL	9,076	$132,547	63.0%
Kingston, IL	1,230	$126,576	55.6%
Garden Prairie, IL	271	$48,563	40.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mentasta Lake, AK	271	$75,252	7.5%
Moro, AR	271	$57,205	29.7%
Oden, AR	271	$52,984	34.9%
Damascus, GA	271	$54,966	32.4%
Hancock, IA	271	$77,610	4.6%
Garden Prairie, IL	271	$48,563	40.3%

Source: The Garden Prairie, 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.