Litchfield, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Litchfield	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$21,413	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$38,629	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,507	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$19,583	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,948	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,107	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Litchfield is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Litchfield is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Litchfield is 54% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Litchfield is 37% higher than the national average

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$25,750 $38,629 $77,258

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Litchfield median earnings by income bracket

Litchfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.4%	0.9%
Manufacturing sector	28.5%	0.7%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	5.5%
Wholesale & retail services	7.8%	14.6%
Public administration	8.8%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.0%	1.1%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	51.9%
Other	23.8%	13.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Gillespie, IL	263	$61,071	10.4%
Mount Olive, IL	1,980	$51,563	6.8%
Dorchester, IL	133	$50,938	7.9%
White City, IL	219	$50,625	8.5%
Eagarville, IL	165	$48,750	11.9%
Litchfield, IL	6,976	$38,629	30.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Strathmore, NJ	6,975	$110,464	99.7%
Winters, CA	6,974	$67,229	21.5%
Cortland, OH	6,974	$63,493	14.8%
Castroville, CA	6,978	$50,949	7.9%
La Junta, CO	6,978	$31,999	42.2%
Litchfield, IL	6,976	$38,629	30.2%

Source: The Litchfield, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).