North Barrington, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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221%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

260%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	North Barrington	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$144,288	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$292,563	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$291,853	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$378,024	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$185,589	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$99,278	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in North Barrington is 221% higher than the national average
The median household income in North Barrington is 260% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in North Barrington is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in North Barrington is 68% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$195,022 $292,563 $585,126

City

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

State

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

Nation

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North Barrington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	14.5%	14.5%
Financial & insurance services	12.9%	12.9%
Wholesale & retail services	9.5%	9.5%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	15.0%	15.0%
Other	39.2%	39.2%

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Trout Valley, IL	522	$287,475	253.5%
North Barrington, IL	2,886	$292,563	259.7%

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Huguley, AL	2,886	$60,034	26.2%
The Plains, OH	2,886	$73,242	9.9%
Flemingsburg, KY	2,885	$52,310	35.7%
Kenhorst, PA	2,885	$99,893	22.8%
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North Barrington, IL	2,886	$292,563	259.7%

Source: The North Barrington, 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.