Murphysboro, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murphysboro	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$34,082	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$55,512	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,312	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,701	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$34,310	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,934	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Murphysboro is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Murphysboro is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murphysboro is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Murphysboro is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,004 $55,512 $111,024

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Murphysboro median earnings by income bracket

Murphysboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.6%	16.6%
Manufacturing sector	11.8%	11.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	16.7%	16.7%
Public administration	6.7%	6.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.7%	11.7%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	11.5%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Makanda, IL	554	$101,304	24.6%
Bush, IL	314	$99,561	22.4%
Carterville, IL	6,046	$88,555	8.9%
Crainville, IL	1,425	$87,370	7.4%
Campbell Hill, IL	300	$85,390	5.0%
Murphysboro, IL	7,983	$55,512	31.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Union, SC	7,981	$49,354	39.3%
Joshua Tree, CA	7,980	$61,977	23.8%
Odessa, FL	7,980	$141,549	74.0%
Pomona, NJ	7,980	$133,308	63.9%
Beckwith, ON	7,986	n/a
Murphysboro, IL	7,983	$55,512	31.7%

Source: The Murphysboro, 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.