River Forest, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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158%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	River Forest	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$116,019	$39,271	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$75,463	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$93,561	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$44,330	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$53,211	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$34,936	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.5%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in River Forest is 158% higher than the national average
The median household income in River Forest is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in River Forest is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in River Forest is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$50,303 $75,463 $150,926

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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River Forest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	50.0%	50.0%
Manufacturing sector	50.0%	50.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Club Heights, IN	176	$243,058	198.8%
Fishers, IN	96,166	$162,019	99.2%
Woodlawn Heights, IN	90	$152,193	87.1%
McCordsville, IN	7,449	$137,575	69.2%
Noblesville, IN	66,802	$125,781	54.6%
River Forest, IN	8	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Platinum, AK	8	$0	100.0%
Ugashik, AK	8	$0	100.0%
Natural Bridge, AL	8	$0	100.0%
Charco, AZ	8	$0	100.0%
Mojave Ranch Estates, AZ	8	$0	100.0%
River Forest, IN	8	$0	100.0%

Source: The River Forest, IN 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.