Limestone, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

67%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Limestone	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$65,782	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$136,027	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$136,309	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$85,813	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$80,565	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,658	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Limestone is 47% higher than the national average
The median household income in Limestone is 67% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Limestone is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Limestone is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$90,675 $136,027 $272,054

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Limestone median earnings by income bracket

Limestone employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	22.0%	22.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	8.7%	8.7%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	26.6%	26.6%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	14.6%	14.6%

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Limestone, IL	1,571	$136,027	67.2%

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Limestone, IL	1,571	$136,027	67.2%

Source: The Limestone, 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.