Long Grove, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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172%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

285%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Long Grove	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$121,885	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$313,087	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$321,854	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$255,543	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$184,164	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$78,332	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Long Grove is 172% higher than the national average
The median household income in Long Grove is 285% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Long Grove is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Long Grove is 87% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$208,703 $313,087 $626,174

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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Long Grove median earnings by income bracket

Long Grove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.8%	4.8%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	9.0%
Financial & insurance services	15.7%	15.7%
Wholesale & retail services	17.2%	17.2%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	6.4%
Education, health & social services	13.5%	13.5%
Other	31.3%	31.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Winnetka, IL	12,825	$376,531	362.9%
Riverwoods, IL	3,636	$342,690	321.3%
Kildeer, IL	4,158	$320,299	293.8%
Hawthorn Woods, IL	8,495	$305,140	275.2%
Golf, IL	533	$294,820	262.5%
Long Grove, IL	8,145	$313,087	284.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington, TN	8,145	$48,684	40.1%
Greenbriar, VA	8,145	$162,036	99.2%
Bainbridge, OH	8,143	$163,389	100.9%
Lake Geneva, WI	8,147	$90,353	11.1%
Kronenwetter, WI	8,148	$134,963	65.9%
Long Grove, IL	8,145	$313,087	284.9%

Source: The Long Grove, 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.