East St. Louis, IL Demographic Data
East St. Louis, IL Summary
East St. Louis is located in St. Clair County in Illinois
- Population: 26,830
- Area: 14.37 sq. miles
- Land Area: 13.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,866.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 423.23 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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East St. Louis, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,755
55%
50.8
Male
11,976
45%
49.2
Total Population
26,731
323,128,000
East St. Louis, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,189
8.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,403
9.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,906
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,646
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,893
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,510
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,613
9.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,219
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,880
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,642
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,339
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,028
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
463
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,329
72.3%
77.2
Female
11,224
58.1%
51.3
Male
8,105
41.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,295
68.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,797
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,830
14.3%
15.2
Female
2,311
60.3%
55.8
Male
1,519
39.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
East St. Louis, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,307
98.4%
96.8
White
502
1.9%
72.6
Black or African American
25,588
95.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
80
0.3%
0.8
Asian
95
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
25
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
10
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
40
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
5
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
37
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
424
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
254
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
136
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
106
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
12
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,477
99.0%
82.2
East St. Louis, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
786
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,332
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,262
37.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,420
26.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,250
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
863
5.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
781
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,118
18.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,576
81.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,644
9.9%
31.2
East St. Louis, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,082
54.8%
33.7%
Now Married
3,760
18.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,741
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
861
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,789
8.8
5.8%
East St. Louis, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,016
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
526
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
257
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
133
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
28
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
108
0.4%
1.1%
East St. Louis, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,845
26.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,216
11.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,293
21.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,356
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,234
11.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
867
8.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
464
4.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
299
2.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
34
0.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
63
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
19,946
57,617
Per capita income
13,443
31,128
East St. Louis, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
25
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
990
12.3%
9.8
Construction
204
2.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,558
31.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
247
3.1%
6.6
Information
43
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
688
8.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
493
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
656
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
461
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
885
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
776
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
54
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
292
3.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,193
14.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,546
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,029
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,020
37.4%
18.1%
East St. Louis, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,865
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,110
65.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
644
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,448
18.4%
5.1
Walked
243
3.1%
2.7
Other means
212
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
208
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.5
26.6
East St. Louis, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,505
32.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,523
42.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,714
16.1%
37.1
3 or more
929
8.7%
21.0
East St. Louis, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,671
80.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,621
43.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,050
56.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,585
19.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
East St. Louis, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,256
1 room
323
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
106
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,587
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
2,887
21.8%
16.5
5 rooms
3,931
29.7%
19.8
6 rooms
2,218
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,117
8.4%
12.0
8 rooms
647
4.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
440
3.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
East St. Louis, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,256
1-unit, detached
7,773
58.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
73
0.6%
5.9
2-units
1,064
8.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
975
7.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,597
12.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
318
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
1,332
10.0%
9.0
Mobile home
124
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
East St. Louis, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,924
22.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,945
14.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,313
25.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,939
14.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,093
8.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
438
3.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
416
3.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,132
8.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
56
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
East St. Louis, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,835
73.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
75
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
2,475
23.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
52
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
92
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
142
1.3%
1.1
East St. Louis, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,790
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
18
1.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
18
1.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
67
3.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
71
4.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
174
9.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
591
33.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
851
47.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
377
21.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
217
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
169
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
159
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
863
48.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
East St. Louis, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,619
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
0.4%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
0.6%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
413
7.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,314
41.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
2,841
50.6%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
431
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
495
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
399
8.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
333
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
483
9.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
617
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
586
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,585
51.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,047
0.0%
0.0%
East St. Louis, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,621
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,125
46.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,747
37.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
381
8.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
144
3.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
76
1.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
73
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
59
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
53,500
205,000
