Prairie City, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prairie City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$23,440	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$53,756	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,052	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,382	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,584	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Prairie City is 48% lower than the national average
The median household income in Prairie City is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prairie City is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prairie City is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,833 $53,756 $107,512

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Prairie City median earnings by income bracket

Prairie City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	24.0%	24.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.0%	2.0%
Public administration	18.0%	18.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.0%	12.0%
Education, health & social services	14.0%	14.0%
Other	14.0%	14.0%

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Sciota, IL	88	$145,755	79.2%
Adair, IL	184	$118,499	45.7%
Fairview, IL	466	$85,620	5.3%
Marietta, IL	63	$71,834	11.7%
Bushnell, IL	2,898	$68,299	16.0%
Prairie City, IL	423	$53,756	33.9%

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Hanalei, HI	423	$100,102	23.1%
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Prairie City, IL	423	$53,756	33.9%

Source: The Prairie City, 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.