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

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Bedford	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$35,397	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$70,183	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,205	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$29,967	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Bedford is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in New Bedford is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Bedford is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Bedford is 74% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,783 $70,183 $140,366

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 Bedford median earnings by income bracket

New Bedford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.8%	18.8%
Manufacturing sector	25.0%	25.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.5%	12.5%
Education, health & social services	6.3%	6.3%
Other	18.8%	18.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prophetstown, IL	2,007	$91,198	12.1%
Ohio, IL	520	$88,196	8.4%
Deer Grove, IL	34	$82,987	2.0%
Neponset, IL	396	$81,507	0.2%
Tampico, IL	793	$79,264	2.5%
New Bedford, IL	58	$70,183	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crooked Creek, AK	58	$0	100.0%
Crown Point, AK	58	$0	100.0%
Hughes, AK	58	$34,092	58.1%
Carlton, AL	58	$0	100.0%
Beedeville, AR	58	$0	100.0%
New Bedford, IL	58	$70,183	13.7%

Source: The New Bedford, 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.