Pekin, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pekin	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$40,327	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$76,166	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,922	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,188	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,832	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,115	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pekin is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pekin is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pekin is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pekin is 3% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,772 $76,166 $152,332

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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Pekin median earnings by income bracket

Pekin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	25.5%	25.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	26.5%	26.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Germantown Hills, IL	3,500	$176,315	116.8%
Lake Camelot, IL	1,688	$155,403	91.1%
Morton, IL	16,134	$119,358	46.8%
Washington, IL	16,894	$115,059	41.5%
Mackinaw, IL	2,019	$98,678	21.3%
Pekin, IL	33,468	$76,166	6.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint-Georges, QC	33,468	n/a
College Park, MD	33,475	$101,786	25.1%
La Verne, CA	33,460	$139,537	71.6%
St. Charles, IL	33,452	$151,617	86.4%
Laramie, WY	33,442	$69,349	14.7%
Pekin, IL	33,468	$76,166	6.4%

Source: The Pekin, 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.