Joliet, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

11%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Joliet	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$29,615	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$72,871	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$93,233	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,396	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$45,984	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,137	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Joliet is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Joliet is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Joliet is 11% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Joliet is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,575 $72,871 $145,742

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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Joliet median earnings by income bracket

Joliet employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	15.8%	15.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	15.3%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.9%	14.9%
Education, health & social services	8.7%	8.7%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Frankfort, IL	19,166	$140,731	154.4%
Plainfield, IL	44,857	$131,241	137.2%
New Lenox, IL	26,788	$115,327	108.5%
Lemont, IL	17,131	$114,509	107.0%
Palos Park, IL	4,779	$114,020	106.1%
Joliet, IL	147,323	$72,871	31.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rockford, IL	147,441	$44,771	19.1%
Naperville, IL	147,734	$127,648	130.7%
Guelph, ON	147,931	n/a
Bellevue, WA	146,145	$129,497	134.1%
Killeen, TX	148,573	$50,335	9.0%
Joliet, IL	147,323	$72,871	31.7%

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