Lena, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lena	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$43,151	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$82,101	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,185	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$21,983	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,994	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,090	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lena is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lena is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lena is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lena is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,728 $82,101 $164,202

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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Lena median earnings by income bracket

Lena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.6%	13.6%
Manufacturing sector	15.0%	15.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.2%	18.2%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	18.8%	18.8%
Other	21.2%	21.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pearl City, IL	864	$98,482	21.1%
Cedarville, IL	644	$90,853	11.7%
Browntown, WI	266	$83,472	2.6%
Orangeville, IL	825	$80,798	0.7%
Winslow, IL	332	$79,424	2.3%
Lena, IL	2,866	$82,101	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northeast Ithaca, NY	2,866	$102,660	26.2%
Coalhurst, AB	2,866	n/a
Honeoye Falls, NY	2,865	$106,666	31.1%
Osage City, KS	2,867	$60,500	25.6%
Lakeside Park, KY	2,867	$136,367	67.7%
Lena, IL	2,866	$82,101	0.9%

Source: The Lena, 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.