Hillsboro, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hillsboro	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$27,670	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$91,466	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,147	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$29,896	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$32,929	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,958	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hillsboro is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hillsboro is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hillsboro is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hillsboro is 38% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,971 $91,466 $182,932

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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Hillsboro median earnings by income bracket

Hillsboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.6%	17.6%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	22.0%	22.0%
Public administration	18.0%	18.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	11.9%	11.9%
Other	16.0%	16.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wenonah, IL	14	$150,076	84.5%
Coalton, IL	348	$93,982	15.6%
Waggoner, IL	192	$89,188	9.7%
Panama, IL	228	$81,921	0.7%
Raymond, IL	975	$81,497	0.2%
Hillsboro, IL	6,368	$91,466	12.5%

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Travis Ranch, TX	6,366	$110,872	36.3%
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Glenarden, MD	6,365	$130,700	60.7%
East Falmouth, MA	6,362	$90,232	10.9%
Hillsboro, IL	6,368	$91,466	12.5%

Source: The Hillsboro, 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.