University Park, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	University Park	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$34,693	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$91,896	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$108,290	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,405	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,664	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,898	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in University Park is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in University Park is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in University Park is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in University Park is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,257 $91,896 $183,792

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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University Park median earnings by income bracket

University Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.5%	1.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.8%	8.8%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	22.6%	22.6%
Public administration	9.9%	9.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.2%	20.2%
Education, health & social services	12.3%	12.3%
Other	18.2%	18.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Frankfort, IL	19,886	$208,825	156.8%
Frankfort Square, IL	9,037	$169,317	108.2%
New Lenox, IL	27,687	$169,277	108.1%
Homer Glen, IL	25,242	$164,552	102.3%
Mokena, IL	21,535	$164,488	102.2%
University Park, IL	7,513	$91,896	13.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI	7,514	$114,251	40.5%
Central Huron, ON	7,511	n/a
Tolleson, AZ	7,510	$82,402	1.3%
Dayton, TN	7,510	$52,099	35.9%
Nebraska City, NE	7,516	$83,248	2.4%
University Park, IL	7,513	$91,896	13.0%

Source: The University Park, 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.