Richmond, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Richmond	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$29,840	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$44,265	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,194	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,739	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,904	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,399	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	9.3%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Richmond is equal to the national average
The median household income in Richmond is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Richmond is 99% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Richmond is 37% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,507 $44,265 $88,530

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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Richmond median earnings by income bracket

Richmond employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.5%	21.5%
Manufacturing sector	21.3%	21.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.9%	17.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	24.4%	24.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring Grove, IL	5,672	$129,191	133.5%
Ringwood, IL	735	$124,500	125.0%
Johnsburg, IL	6,354	$116,556	110.7%
Lindenhurst, IL	14,317	$115,495	108.8%
Prairie Grove, IL	2,023	$109,306	97.6%
Richmond, IL	2,106	$44,265	20.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Drummond, NB	2,106	n/a
Pawling, NY	2,105	$81,806	47.9%
St. Mary's, NS	2,105	n/a
Balgonie, SK	2,105	n/a
Burns Harbor, IN	2,107	$79,900	44.4%
Richmond, IL	2,106	$44,265	20.0%

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