Pontiac, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pontiac	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$25,474	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$49,458	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$61,592	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,039	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,453	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,007	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pontiac is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pontiac is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pontiac is 46% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pontiac is 7% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,968 $49,458 $98,916

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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Pontiac median earnings by income bracket

Pontiac employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	30.3%	30.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	8.4%	8.4%
Public administration	10.0%	10.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	13.6%	13.6%
Other	21.1%	21.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Flanagan, IL	949	$62,841	13.6%
Long Point, IL	250	$61,875	11.8%
Forrest, IL	995	$61,058	10.4%
Chenoa, IL	1,877	$59,904	8.3%
Gridley, IL	1,384	$59,464	7.5%
Pontiac, IL	11,430	$49,458	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Signal Hill, CA	11,430	$86,140	55.7%
Urbana, OH	11,428	$49,043	11.3%
Selkirk, MB	11,428	n/a
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV	11,432	$63,497	14.8%
Manvel, TX	11,432	$84,711	53.1%
Pontiac, IL	11,430	$49,458	10.6%

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