Garrett, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garrett	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$23,192	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$46,667	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,833	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,750	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,250	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,219	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garrett is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garrett is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garrett is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garrett is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,108 $46,667 $93,334

City

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

State

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

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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Garrett median earnings by income bracket

Garrett employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.5%	4.5%
Manufacturing sector	63.6%	63.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.6%	13.6%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	18.2%	18.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Philo, IL	1,398	$91,156	64.8%
Pesotum, IL	447	$76,339	38.0%
Tuscola, IL	4,599	$65,827	19.0%
Tolono, IL	3,071	$62,788	13.5%
Hammond, IL	530	$62,750	13.4%
Garrett, IL	118	$46,667	15.6%

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Chalkyitsik, AK	118	$0	100.0%
Delta, AL	118	$0	100.0%
Reed, AR	118	$23,000	58.4%
Katherine, AZ	118	$0	100.0%
Montgomery Creek, CA	118	$29,722	46.3%
Garrett, IL	118	$46,667	15.6%

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