Oblong, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oblong	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$31,603	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$70,565	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$79,202	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,069	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,046	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$21,298	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oblong is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oblong is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oblong is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Oblong is 33% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,038 $70,565 $141,130

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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Oblong median earnings by income bracket

Oblong employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.2%	21.2%
Manufacturing sector	14.5%	14.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.7%	12.7%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	24.2%	24.2%
Other	12.1%	12.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stoy, IL	149	$114,231	40.4%
Ste. Marie, IL	367	$78,790	3.1%
West Union, IL	247	$73,923	9.1%
Hutsonville, IL	585	$70,386	13.5%
Robinson, IL	7,675	$68,549	15.7%
Oblong, IL	1,557	$70,565	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Carroll, IL	1,557	$82,297	1.2%
Seeley Lake, MT	1,557	$63,457	22.0%
East Carbon-Sunnyside, UT	1,557	$48,339	40.6%
Glenelg, NB	1,557	n/a
Newton, AL	1,558	$88,604	8.9%
Oblong, IL	1,557	$70,565	13.2%

Source: The Oblong, 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.