Raritan, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Raritan	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$44,157	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$97,547	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,526	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$103,174	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,502	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Raritan is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Raritan is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Raritan is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Raritan is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,024 $97,547 $195,094

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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Raritan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.3%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	4.3%	4.3%
Public administration	47.8%	47.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	39.1%	39.1%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sciota, IL	88	$145,755	79.2%
Biggsville, IL	452	$131,195	61.3%
Media, IL	114	$95,938	18.0%
Gulf Port, IL	21	$79,651	2.1%
Stronghurst, IL	1,100	$78,805	3.1%
Raritan, IL	127	$97,547	19.9%

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Whispering Pines, AZ	127	$48,670	40.2%
Nicasio, CA	127	$377,048	363.6%
Princeton, ID	127	$0	100.0%
Belvue, KS	127	$85,740	5.4%
Raritan, IL	127	$97,547	19.9%

Source: The Raritan, 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.