Melrose Park, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Melrose Park	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$33,194	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$80,324	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,273	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$69,569	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,283	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,668	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Melrose Park is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in Melrose Park is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Melrose Park is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Melrose Park is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,543 $80,324 $160,648

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Melrose Park median earnings by income bracket

Melrose Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.7%	16.7%
Manufacturing sector	22.8%	22.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.2%	9.2%
Education, health & social services	5.2%	5.2%
Other	24.8%	24.8%

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Winnetka, IL	12,825	$376,531	362.9%
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Inverness, IL	8,231	$281,537	246.2%
Melrose Park, IL	26,171	$80,324	1.2%

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Dedham, MA	26,137	$154,059	89.4%
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Melrose Park, IL	26,171	$80,324	1.2%

Source: The Melrose Park, 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.