Plainfield, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

137%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Plainfield	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$45,365	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$131,241	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$140,309	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$71,396	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$72,478	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$43,381	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	1.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Plainfield is 52% higher than the national average
The median household income in Plainfield is 137% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Plainfield is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Plainfield is 88% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$87,485 $131,241 $262,482

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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Plainfield median earnings by income bracket

Plainfield employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.5%	7.5%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	12.6%
Financial & insurance services	7.3%	7.3%
Wholesale & retail services	17.3%	17.3%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	27.1%	27.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Naperville, IL	147,734	$127,648	130.7%
New Lenox, IL	26,788	$115,327	108.5%
Lemont, IL	17,131	$114,509	107.0%
Prestbury, IL	1,978	$112,155	102.7%
Sugar Grove, IL	9,756	$110,607	99.9%
Plainfield, IL	44,857	$131,241	137.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Winter Garden, FL	44,888	$85,065	53.8%
Binghamton, NY	44,819	$35,730	35.4%
Morgan Hill, CA	44,789	$128,373	132.0%
Danville, CA	44,933	$167,827	203.4%
Oakland Park, FL	44,950	$53,744	2.9%
Plainfield, IL	44,857	$131,241	137.2%

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