Penfield, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Penfield	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$50,799	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$112,093	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$178,056	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,068	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,056	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Penfield is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Penfield is 38% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Penfield is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Penfield is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,721 $112,093 $224,186

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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Penfield median earnings by income bracket

Penfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	18.6%	18.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.6%	18.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	55.8%	55.8%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Joseph, IL	4,205	$138,312	70.1%
Royal, IL	381	$111,941	37.6%
Muncie, IL	118	$100,462	23.5%
Henning, IL	266	$95,824	17.8%
Gifford, IL	947	$95,704	17.7%
Penfield, IL	243	$112,093	37.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Magness, AR	243	$78,243	3.8%
Fredonia, IA	243	$60,259	25.9%
Americus, IN	243	$118,430	45.6%
Geneseo, KS	243	$45,793	43.7%
Garden City, MN	243	$69,886	14.1%
Penfield, IL	243	$112,093	37.8%

Source: The Penfield, 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.