Shorewood, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

94%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shorewood	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$66,068	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$157,629	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$163,508	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$101,084	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$96,239	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,093	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shorewood is 47% higher than the national average
The median household income in Shorewood is 94% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shorewood is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shorewood is 78% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$105,075 $157,629 $315,258

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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Shorewood median earnings by income bracket

Shorewood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.4%	12.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	19.7%	19.7%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.9%	10.9%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Plainfield, IL	45,974	$198,573	144.1%
Lemont, IL	17,612	$172,804	112.5%
New Lenox, IL	27,687	$169,277	108.1%
Homer Glen, IL	25,242	$164,552	102.3%
Manhattan, IL	8,415	$158,097	94.4%
Shorewood, IL	17,848	$157,629	93.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Taylor, TX	17,845	$86,316	6.1%
Avenel, NJ	17,862	$108,483	33.4%
Perry, GA	17,864	$84,694	4.1%
Oswego, NY	17,822	$68,702	15.5%
Hinsdale, IL	17,817	$308,069	278.8%
Shorewood, IL	17,848	$157,629	93.8%

Source: The Shorewood, 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.