Muncie, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Muncie	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$40,194	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$100,462	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$109,986	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$82,418	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Muncie is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Muncie is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Muncie is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Muncie is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,967 $100,462 $200,924

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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Muncie median earnings by income bracket

Muncie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.1%	9.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.2%	18.2%
Education, health & social services	36.4%	36.4%
Other	22.7%	22.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Joseph, IL	4,205	$138,312	70.1%
Sidney, IL	1,347	$115,835	42.4%
Penfield, IL	243	$112,093	37.8%
Royal, IL	381	$111,941	37.6%
Indianola, IL	211	$99,280	22.1%
Muncie, IL	118	$100,462	23.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nikolai, AK	118	$47,757	41.3%
Onycha, AL	118	$50,416	38.0%
Ridgeville, AL	118	$39,261	51.7%
Fulton, AR	118	$31,916	60.8%
Staves, AR	118	$0	100.0%
Muncie, IL	118	$100,462	23.5%

Source: The Muncie, 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.