Pearl City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pearl City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$41,095	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$98,482	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$109,193	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$67,686	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,451	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,599	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pearl City is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pearl City is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pearl City is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pearl City is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,648 $98,482 $196,964

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Pearl City median earnings by income bracket

Pearl City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.4%	12.4%
Manufacturing sector	25.4%	25.4%
Financial & insurance services	10.9%	10.9%
Wholesale & retail services	7.5%	7.5%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	23.9%	23.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cedarville, IL	644	$90,853	11.7%
Forreston, IL	1,437	$85,900	5.6%
Mount Carroll, IL	1,557	$82,297	1.2%
Lena, IL	2,866	$82,101	0.9%
Orangeville, IL	825	$80,798	0.7%
Pearl City, IL	864	$98,482	21.1%

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Lynn, AL	864	$54,403	33.1%
Pine Hill, AL	864	$41,804	48.6%
Pittsburg, IL	864	$75,885	6.7%
Rosedale, IN	864	$73,428	9.7%
Quinton, OK	864	$30,450	62.6%
Pearl City, IL	864	$98,482	21.1%

Source: The Pearl City, 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.