Hurst, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hurst	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$31,776	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$43,383	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,496	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$20,541	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,825	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,504	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hurst is 29% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hurst is 47% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hurst is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hurst is 33% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,919 $43,383 $86,766

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Hurst median earnings by income bracket

Hurst employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	28.7%	28.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.9%	3.9%
Public administration	5.1%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.9%	3.9%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	37.1%	37.1%

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Hurst, IL	781	$43,383	46.7%

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Hurst, IL	781	$43,383	46.7%

Source: The Hurst, 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.