Kempton, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kempton	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$39,129	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$89,781	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,156	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$27,597	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,908	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,276	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kempton is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kempton is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kempton is 39% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Kempton is 86% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,848 $89,781 $179,562

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Kempton median earnings by income bracket

Kempton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	31.0%	31.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	26.8%	26.8%
Public administration	11.3%	11.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.1%	14.1%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	15.5%	15.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Limestone, IL	1,571	$136,027	67.2%
Campus, IL	125	$120,235	47.8%
Herscher, IL	1,525	$102,036	25.5%
Bonfield, IL	604	$100,418	23.5%
Irwin, IL	41	$99,736	22.6%
Kempton, IL	328	$89,781	10.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Horn Hill, AL	328	$62,261	23.4%
College Station, AR	328	$41,233	49.3%
Red Cliff, CO	328	$81,372	0.0%
Taylorsville, GA	328	$56,540	30.5%
Frohna, MO	328	$77,280	5.0%
Kempton, IL	328	$89,781	10.4%

Source: The Kempton, 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.