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

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rapids City	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$52,530	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$123,536	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,643	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$109,089	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$63,979	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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806 14th ST

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rapids City is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Rapids City is 52% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rapids City is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rapids City is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$82,349 $123,536 $247,072

City

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

State

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

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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Rapids City median earnings by income bracket

Rapids City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.6%	20.6%
Manufacturing sector	23.0%	23.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.8%	9.8%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.9%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	24.5%	24.5%

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Coyne Center, IL	1,126	$169,592	108.5%
Long Grove, IA	928	$161,155	98.1%
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Park View, IA	3,526	$123,177	51.4%
Rapids City, IL	1,031	$123,536	51.9%

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Poseyville, IN	1,031	$75,202	7.5%
Egan, LA	1,031	$113,965	40.1%
Yorkshire, NY	1,031	$37,831	53.5%
Necedah, WI	1,031	$66,309	18.5%
Smithers, WV	1,031	$60,262	25.9%
Rapids City, IL	1,031	$123,536	51.9%

Source: The Rapids 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.