Marquette Heights, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Marquette Heights	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$44,454	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$87,183	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,773	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$100,971	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,354	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,494	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.6%	14.0%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Marquette Heights is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Marquette Heights is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Marquette Heights is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Marquette Heights is 56% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,116 $87,183 $174,366

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Marquette Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.7%	7.7%
Manufacturing sector	25.8%	25.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.8%	17.8%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	26.3%	26.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Germantown Hills, IL	3,500	$176,315	116.8%
Lake Camelot, IL	1,688	$155,403	91.1%
Heritage Lake, IL	1,712	$131,363	61.5%
Morton, IL	16,134	$119,358	46.8%
Washington, IL	16,894	$115,059	41.5%
Marquette Heights, IL	2,805	$87,183	7.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Dublin, GA	2,805	$50,301	38.2%
Peterborough, NH	2,805	$121,239	49.1%
Greenwich, NJ	2,805	$216,787	166.5%
Middlebush, NJ	2,805	$168,404	107.1%
Sexsmith, AB	2,805	n/a
Marquette Heights, IL	2,805	$87,183	7.2%

Source: The Marquette Heights, 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.