Olney, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Olney	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$38,949	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$73,488	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$108,428	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,459	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,644	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,564	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Olney is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Olney is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Olney is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Olney is 15% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,987 $73,488 $146,976

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Olney median earnings by income bracket

Olney employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.0%	4.0%
Manufacturing sector	30.0%	30.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.8%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	24.0%	24.0%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	20.5%	20.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sailor Springs, IL	117	$93,118	14.5%
Ste. Marie, IL	367	$78,790	3.1%
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Clay City, IL	917	$66,936	17.7%
Calhoun, IL	154	$61,616	24.2%
Olney, IL	9,196	$73,488	9.6%

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Waseca, MN	9,195	$75,747	6.9%
Picture Rocks, AZ	9,197	$79,138	2.7%
Toppenish, WA	9,199	$78,658	3.3%
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Ashland, NJ	9,189	$150,327	84.8%
Olney, IL	9,196	$73,488	9.6%

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