Granite City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Granite City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$38,431	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$79,625	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,407	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,646	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,822	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,915	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Granite City is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Granite City is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Granite City is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Granite City is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,078 $79,625 $159,250

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Granite City median earnings by income bracket

Granite City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	18.2%	18.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	13.1%
Public administration	5.1%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.7%	14.7%
Education, health & social services	8.7%	8.7%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

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Ladue, MO	8,903	$368,480	353.1%
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Glendale, MO	6,004	$212,617	161.4%
Granite City, IL	29,235	$79,625	2.1%

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Granite City, IL	29,235	$79,625	2.1%

Source: The Granite City, 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.