Lee, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

53%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lee	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$51,730	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$124,045	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$128,175	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$86,890	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,872	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,449	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lee is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lee is 53% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lee is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lee is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$82,688 $124,045 $248,090

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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Lee median earnings by income bracket

Lee employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.1%	21.1%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	4.2%	4.2%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	40.0%	40.0%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	12.6%	12.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Steward, IL	364	$122,964	51.2%
Waterman, IL	1,801	$122,832	51.0%
Lake Holiday, IL	5,505	$122,410	50.5%
Creston, IL	553	$113,710	39.8%
Cortland, IL	4,384	$113,463	39.5%
Lee, IL	390	$124,045	52.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nances Creek, AL	390	$150,496	85.0%
Turin, GA	390	$136,498	67.8%
Fort Atkinson, IA	390	$87,630	7.7%
Hall Summit, LA	390	$77,837	4.3%
Big Lake CDP, MN	390	$106,472	30.9%
Lee, IL	390	$124,045	52.5%

Source: The Lee, 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.