Pontoosuc, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pontoosuc	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,847	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$63,973	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$63,641	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,101	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,392	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pontoosuc is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pontoosuc is 21% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pontoosuc is 37% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Pontoosuc is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,644 $63,973 $127,946

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Pontoosuc median earnings by income bracket

Pontoosuc employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	31.3%	31.3%
Manufacturing sector	25.0%	25.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	37.5%	37.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Denmark, IA	516	$166,445	104.6%
Carthage, IL	2,563	$107,134	31.7%
Middletown, IA	459	$97,406	19.8%
Gulf Port, IL	21	$79,651	2.1%
West Point, IA	750	$79,478	2.3%
Pontoosuc, IL	112	$63,973	21.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arlington, AZ	112	$0	100.0%
Vilas, CO	112	$86,518	6.4%
Fraser, IA	112	$86,819	6.7%
Gravity, IA	112	$62,278	23.4%
Fulton, KS	112	$68,534	15.7%
Pontoosuc, IL	112	$63,973	21.3%

Source: The Pontoosuc, 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.