Payson, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Payson	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$37,252	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$93,443	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,429	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,704	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,061	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,175	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Payson is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Payson is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Payson is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Payson is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,289 $93,443 $186,886

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Payson median earnings by income bracket

Payson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.9%	9.9%
Manufacturing sector	33.6%	33.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.2%	7.2%
Education, health & social services	13.0%	13.0%
Other	10.1%	10.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
El Dara, IL	92	$172,549	112.2%
Kinderhook, IL	316	$97,505	19.9%
Columbus, IL	83	$96,438	18.6%
Liberty, IL	407	$95,883	17.9%
Coatsburg, IL	185	$84,154	3.5%
Payson, IL	1,427	$93,443	14.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Hermon, CA	1,427	$199,749	145.6%
DeLand Southwest, FL	1,427	$51,830	36.3%
St. John, KS	1,427	$82,542	1.5%
Hoopers Creek, NC	1,427	$83,014	2.1%
Hurley, NM	1,427	$62,428	23.2%
Payson, IL	1,427	$93,443	14.9%

Source: The Payson, 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.