Sterling, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sterling	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$22,296	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$39,885	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,750	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,833	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,389	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,344	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sterling is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sterling is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sterling is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sterling is 5% higher than the national average

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$26,587 $39,885 $79,770

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Sterling median earnings by income bracket

Sterling employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.4%	1.3%
Manufacturing sector	25.0%	1.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	22.6%	18.0%
Public administration	4.7%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	4.1%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	38.3%
Other	23.7%	19.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grand Detour, IL	489	$98,854	78.7%
Deer Grove, IL	39	$80,250	45.1%
Como, IL	408	$52,656	4.8%
Lyndon, IL	690	$52,222	5.6%
Dixon, IL	14,802	$51,000	7.8%
Sterling, IL	15,071	$39,885	27.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clearlake, CA	15,070	$25,426	54.0%
Cherryland, CA	15,066	$54,719	1.1%
Otsego, MN	15,065	$89,556	61.9%
Hereford, TX	15,086	$46,038	16.8%
Newton, IA	15,090	$47,377	14.4%
Sterling, IL	15,071	$39,885	27.9%

Source: The Sterling, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).