St. Charles, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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69%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

86%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Charles	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$75,831	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$151,617	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$181,521	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$86,185	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$93,630	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,849	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Charles is 69% higher than the national average
The median household income in St. Charles is 86% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Charles is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Charles is 78% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$101,067 $151,617 $303,234

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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St. Charles median earnings by income bracket

St. Charles employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.3%	7.3%
Manufacturing sector	18.2%	18.2%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	6.4%
Education, health & social services	12.6%	12.6%
Other	26.8%	26.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Inverness, IL	8,231	$281,537	246.2%
South Barrington, IL	5,144	$276,370	239.8%
Campton Hills, IL	11,243	$259,945	219.6%
Wayne, IL	2,558	$199,864	145.7%
Naperville, IL	151,582	$193,565	138.0%
St. Charles, IL	33,452	$151,617	86.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
La Verne, CA	33,460	$139,537	71.6%
Laramie, WY	33,442	$69,349	14.7%
Pekin, IL	33,468	$76,166	6.4%
Saint-Georges, QC	33,468	n/a
College Park, MD	33,475	$101,786	25.1%
St. Charles, IL	33,452	$151,617	86.4%

Source: The St. Charles, 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.