Mount Olive, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Olive	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$40,957	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$63,867	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,766	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,317	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,963	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,587	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Olive is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mount Olive is 21% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Olive is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Olive is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,573 $63,867 $127,734

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Mount Olive employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	23.4%	23.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.8%	20.8%
Public administration	3.2%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	5.1%	5.1%
Other	27.7%	27.7%

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Mount Olive, IL	2,094	$63,867	21.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kingsbury, NV	2,094	$91,654	12.7%
Lucasville, OH	2,094	$100,291	23.3%
Tigerville, SC	2,094	$0	100.0%
Ellinwood, KS	2,093	$71,842	11.7%
Warroad, MN	2,095	$76,666	5.7%
Mount Olive, IL	2,094	$63,867	21.5%

Source: The Mount Olive, 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.