Zeigler, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Zeigler	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$17,721	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$44,342	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$49,583	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,250	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,288	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,096	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Zeigler is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Zeigler is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Zeigler is 33% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Zeigler is 38% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,558 $44,342 $88,684

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Zeigler median earnings by income bracket

Zeigler employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.7%	2.7%
Manufacturing sector	28.2%	28.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.6%	3.6%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	31.8%	31.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bush, IL	303	$67,639	22.3%
Ewing, IL	320	$61,250	10.7%
Crainville, IL	1,372	$59,643	7.8%
Spillertown, IL	241	$59,375	7.3%
Carterville, IL	5,861	$58,362	5.5%
Zeigler, IL	1,779	$44,342	19.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Delaware City, DE	1,779	$61,771	11.7%
Lake Dalecarlia, IN	1,779	$99,640	80.1%
Long Lake, MN	1,779	$76,417	38.1%
Oologah, OK	1,779	$73,125	32.2%
Warfield, BC	1,779	n/a
Zeigler, IL	1,779	$44,342	19.8%

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