Mettawa, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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178%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

130%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mettawa	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$124,887	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$186,688	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$185,650	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$151,038	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$69,016	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mettawa is 178% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mettawa is 130% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mettawa is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mettawa is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$124,446 $186,688 $373,376

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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Mettawa median earnings by income bracket

Mettawa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	9.0%	9.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.2%	22.2%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.9%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	12.5%
Other	27.8%	27.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Winnetka, IL	12,825	$376,531	362.9%
Kenilworth, IL	2,429	$355,721	337.4%
Riverwoods, IL	3,636	$342,690	321.3%
Kildeer, IL	4,158	$320,299	293.8%
Long Grove, IL	8,145	$313,087	284.9%
Mettawa, IL	590	$186,688	129.5%

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New Stuyahok, AK	590	$63,232	22.3%
Alford, FL	590	$47,982	41.0%
Hopkinton, IA	590	$86,755	6.7%
Danforth, IL	590	$60,978	25.0%
Byron, MI	590	$92,914	14.2%
Mettawa, IL	590	$186,688	129.5%

Source: The Mettawa, 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.