Keensburg, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Keensburg	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$48,724	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$89,437	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$87,170	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,503	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,428	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Keensburg is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Keensburg is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Keensburg is 80% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Keensburg is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,618 $89,437 $178,874

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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Keensburg median earnings by income bracket

Keensburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.7%	6.7%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	33.3%	33.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.0%	20.0%
Education, health & social services	6.7%	6.7%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Allendale, IL	677	$94,504	16.2%
Browns, IL	233	$93,372	14.8%
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Poseyville, IN	1,031	$75,202	7.5%
Phillipstown, IL	47	$73,662	9.4%
Keensburg, IL	113	$89,437	10.0%

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Mud Bay, AK	113	$0	100.0%
Naukati Bay, AK	113	$0	100.0%
Success, AR	113	$64,162	21.1%
Lower Santan Village, AZ	113	$0	100.0%
Gazelle, CA	113	$58,305	28.3%
Keensburg, IL	113	$89,437	10.0%

Source: The Keensburg, 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.