East St Louis.
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Illinois·St. Clair County
11 tracts·19K people·$53K median·1,346/mi²
Black 93 · Multiracial 3 · White 2 · Hispanic 1 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 45 · Other 40 · Married couple 15
Health 39 · Retail 25 · Professional 9 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 6 · Other 5
Production · transport 29 · Sales · office 29 · Service 21 · Management · business · science · arts 20 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 33 · Work from home 7 · Transit 3 · Bike 0 · Walk 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in East St. Louis is $52,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.1× the US median of $458,812.
East St. Louis has 17,999 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 44.3; the population is 92.6% Black, 2.8% Multiracial, 2.2% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 32.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Annette Officer Elementary (28%), Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence (21%) and Dunbar Elem School (11%) lead the elementary schools; East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch (10%) and Mason/Clark Middle Sch (9%) lead the middle schools; East St Louis Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (5%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $847/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in East St. Louis is $35,700 a year, 59% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In East St. Louis, median rent is $847/month and the median home value is $52,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
East St. Louis reported 0.7 violent crimes and 1.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in East St. Louis are earthquake (82), heat wave (69) and hail (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.47g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In East St. Louis, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).