Plainfield, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 31%

Household income 111%

Unemployment 23%

Index	Plainfield	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$39,106	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$116,896	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$123,475	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$59,471	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,481	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,131	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	1.9%	14.0%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Plainfield is 31% higher than the national average
The median household income in Plainfield is 111% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Plainfield is 23% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Plainfield is 87% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,922$116,896$233,792

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 employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.4%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	14.6%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.2%	6.7%
Wholesale & retail services	17.0%	18.2%
Public administration	4.0%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	38.9%
Other	28.2%	23.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clarendon Hills, IL	8,641	$111,981	102.4%
Naperville, IL	145,789	$110,676	100.1%
Sugar Grove, IL	9,288	$104,754	89.4%
New Lenox, IL	25,347	$102,273	84.9%
Oswego, IL	33,245	$97,537	76.3%
Plainfield, IL	41,881	$116,896	111.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Morgan Hill, CA	41,839	$100,900	82.4%
Rohnert Park, CA	41,928	$60,333	9.1%
Urbana, IL	41,941	$33,081	40.2%
Burleson, TX	41,962	$72,670	31.4%
Timmins, ON	41,763	n/a
Plainfield, IL	41,881	$116,896	111.3%

Source: The Plainfield, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).