South Wilmington, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Wilmington	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$54,078	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$113,237	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$146,729	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,557	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$105,702	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,786	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Wilmington is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in South Wilmington is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Wilmington is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in South Wilmington is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$75,483 $113,237 $226,474

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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South Wilmington median earnings by income bracket

South Wilmington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	39.8%	39.8%
Manufacturing sector	22.0%	22.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	12.6%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.8%	6.8%
Education, health & social services	6.3%	6.3%
Other	11.5%	11.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Brooklyn, IL	59	$135,064	66.1%
Kinsman, IL	100	$120,864	48.6%
Campus, IL	125	$120,235	47.8%
Essex, IL	1,111	$119,732	47.2%
Braceville, IL	908	$115,334	41.8%
South Wilmington, IL	721	$113,237	39.2%

Cities with similar population

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Alta, CA	721	$125,559	54.4%
Hoboken, GA	721	$97,524	19.9%
Athol, ID	721	$59,652	26.7%
Tamms, IL	721	$66,764	17.9%
Potwin, KS	721	$62,434	23.2%
South Wilmington, IL	721	$113,237	39.2%

Source: The South Wilmington, 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.