Matherville, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Matherville	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$33,538	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$83,631	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$118,272	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,096	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,031	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,800	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Matherville is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Matherville is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Matherville is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Matherville is 12% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,748 $83,631 $167,262

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Matherville median earnings by income bracket

Matherville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	34.0%	34.0%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	13.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	14.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	21.2%	21.2%
Education, health & social services	5.8%	5.8%
Other	8.3%	8.3%

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Coyne Center, IL	1,126	$169,592	108.5%
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Reynolds, IL	697	$108,419	33.3%
Buffalo, IA	1,118	$103,908	27.8%
Matherville, IL	897	$83,631	2.8%

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Occidental, CA	897	$99,655	22.5%
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Sheridan, MT	897	$106,385	30.8%
Matherville, IL	897	$83,631	2.8%

Source: The Matherville, 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.