West Point, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Point	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$15,633	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$49,167	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$50,000	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,292	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,750	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	42.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Point is 48% lower than the national average
The median household income in West Point is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Point is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Point is 178% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,774 $49,167 $98,334

City

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

State

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

Nation

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West Point median earnings by income bracket

West Point employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.0%	2.0%
Manufacturing sector	59.2%	59.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	4.1%	4.1%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.4%	20.4%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	10.2%	10.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bentley, IL	18	$74,375	34.4%
Carthage, IL	2,474	$70,563	27.5%
La Prairie, IL	64	$68,056	23.0%
Bowen, IL	583	$58,929	6.5%
Lima, IL	105	$58,750	6.2%
West Point, IL	219	$49,167	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Catherine, CO	219	$117,604	112.6%
Luxemburg, IA	219	$70,938	28.2%
Mineral, IL	219	$38,125	31.1%
Standard City, IL	219	$75,938	37.3%
Maryhill Estates, KY	219	$243,056	339.3%
West Point, IL	219	$49,167	11.1%

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