Oak Park, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 66%

Household income 50%

Unemployment 5%

Index	Oak Park	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$49,664	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$82,826	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$122,745	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$46,206	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$62,992	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,560	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.5%	14.0%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Oak Park is 66% higher than the national average
The median household income in Oak Park is 50% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oak Park is 5% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Oak Park is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,211$82,826$165,652

City

$39,460$59,196$118,392

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

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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Oak Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.0%	0.3%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	5.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.4%
Public administration	3.5%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	1.9%
Education, health & social services	19.6%	40.7%
Other	38.6%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kenilworth, IL	2,613	$211,023	281.4%
Hinsdale, IL	17,438	$173,558	213.7%
Golf, IL	533	$168,750	205.0%
Western Springs, IL	13,133	$147,361	166.4%
Oak Brook, IL	7,988	$144,286	160.8%
Oak Park, IL	51,989	$82,826	49.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harrisonburg, VA	51,979	$40,494	26.8%
Milford city, CT	52,005	$81,971	48.2%
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	52,025	n/a
Aspen Hill, MD	52,028	$80,576	45.6%
Albany, OR	51,919	$50,135	9.4%
Oak Park, IL	51,989	$82,826	49.7%

Source: The Oak Park, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).