Sheridan, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sheridan	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$16,305	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$105,862	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,605	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$84,230	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,960	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,451	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sheridan is 64% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sheridan is 30% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sheridan is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sheridan is 12% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$70,567 $105,862 $211,724

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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Sheridan median earnings by income bracket

Sheridan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.7%	15.7%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	17.7%	17.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.3%	25.3%
Education, health & social services	1.7%	1.7%
Other	28.1%	28.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Yorkville, IL	19,794	$152,534	87.5%
Newark, IL	1,376	$150,603	85.2%
Millbrook, IL	367	$139,648	71.7%
Dayton, IL	492	$130,306	60.2%
Lake Holiday, IL	5,505	$122,410	50.5%
Sheridan, IL	2,894	$105,862	30.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Ishpeming, MI	2,894	$94,685	16.4%
Sands Point, NY	2,894	$376,615	363.1%
Hypoluxo, FL	2,893	$90,142	10.8%
Tainter Lake, WI	2,893	$123,940	52.4%
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, QC	2,893	n/a
Sheridan, IL	2,894	$105,862	30.2%

Source: The Sheridan, 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.