New Baden, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Baden	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$64,911	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$116,912	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$127,118	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,398	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$88,034	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,330	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Baden is 45% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Baden is 44% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Baden is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Baden is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,933 $116,912 $233,824

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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New Baden median earnings by income bracket

New Baden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	19.2%	19.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	8.9%	8.9%
Public administration	17.4%	17.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	18.1%	18.1%
Other	16.2%	16.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Albers, IL	1,422	$142,186	74.8%
Addieville, IL	399	$136,878	68.3%
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Shiloh, IL	13,870	$129,539	59.3%
St. Jacob, IL	1,590	$124,201	52.7%
New Baden, IL	3,260	$116,912	43.7%

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Marion, AL	3,260	$35,482	56.4%
Avondale Estates, GA	3,259	$169,495	108.4%
Galena, IL	3,259	$86,916	6.9%
Meadowdale, WA	3,259	$178,161	119.1%
Tomahawk, WI	3,259	$70,916	12.8%
New Baden, IL	3,260	$116,912	43.7%

Source: The New Baden, 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.