Rossville, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rossville	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$32,531	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$67,304	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$79,328	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,839	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,776	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,898	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rossville is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rossville is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rossville is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rossville is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,864 $67,304 $134,608

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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Rossville median earnings by income bracket

Rossville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	14.9%	14.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	41.3%	41.3%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.0%	1.0%
Education, health & social services	2.4%	2.4%
Other	22.1%	22.1%

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Penfield, IL	243	$112,093	37.8%
West Lebanon, IN	782	$100,165	23.2%
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Bismarck, IL	556	$88,543	8.9%
Ambia, IN	230	$82,329	1.2%
Rossville, IL	1,177	$67,304	17.2%

Cities with similar population

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Puxico, MO	1,177	$72,398	11.0%
Richfield Springs, NY	1,177	$57,887	28.8%
Holgate, OH	1,177	$72,286	11.1%
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John d'Or Prairie 215, AB	1,177	n/a
Rossville, IL	1,177	$67,304	17.2%

Source: The Rossville, 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.