Palestine, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

97%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Palestine	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$21,436	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$33,750	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,232	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$16,042	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$27,262	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$13,889	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	9.2%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	23.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Palestine is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Palestine is 39% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Palestine is 97% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Palestine is 54% higher than the national average

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$22,497 $33,750 $67,500

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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Palestine median earnings by income bracket

Palestine employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.7%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	34.1%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	8.7%	12.3%
Public administration	6.1%	9.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.9%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	5.2%	33.7%
Other	17.5%	26.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stoy, IL	130	$68,750	24.3%
Hutsonville, IL	554	$50,313	9.1%
West Union, IL	478	$45,156	18.4%
West York, IL	108	$44,118	20.3%
Robinson, IL	7,447	$43,153	22.0%
Palestine, IL	1,224	$33,750	39.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Green Valley, CA	1,224	$66,710	20.6%
Anton, TX	1,224	$35,385	36.0%
Stanleytown, VA	1,224	$43,971	20.5%
Falling Waters, WV	1,224	$75,365	36.2%
New Bandon, NB	1,224	n/a
Palestine, IL	1,224	$33,750	39.0%

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