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Lowest median household income, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the lowest median household income in the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. 3 cities are tied at the $250,000+ ceiling. The median across all 336 is $86,059. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hillsboro, IL, up 101 places to #23.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median household income at $250,000 for 2024. Places shown as “$250,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01▲1Carbondale, ILIL21,811$32,128+102%

02Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874$33,792–

03▼2East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$35,700+67%

04▲8Riverdale, ILIL10,280$39,833+4%

05▼1Harvey, ILIL19,849$42,429+33%

06▼1Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$43,415+64%

07▲4Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$44,154+73%

08▼2Macomb, ILIL14,530$44,411+71%

09▼1Urbana, ILIL39,719$45,346+63%

10▼3Vandalia, ILIL7,108$45,469+47%

11▼1Danville, ILIL28,138$45,957+51%

12▲41Pana, ILIL5,010$46,168+56%

13▲18DeKalb, ILIL40,467$46,481+32%

14▲9Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$47,009+48%

15▼2Kankakee, ILIL23,400$47,514+56%

16▼2Centralia, ILIL11,863$47,807+50%

17▼14West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$47,898+89%

18▼9Galesburg, ILIL28,581$48,297+51%

19▲6Rantoul, ILIL11,991$48,691+32%

20▲63East Alton, ILIL5,621$48,815+72%

21▲1Charleston, ILIL17,466$49,300+104%

22▲10Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$49,600+44%

23▲101Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$50,158+52%

24▼4Metropolis, ILIL5,727$50,399+99%

25▼9Kewanee, ILIL12,115$50,886+70%

26▲11Decatur, ILIL67,884$51,592+56%

27▼10Mattoon, ILIL16,667$51,597+62%

28▲90Mendota, ILIL6,894$51,632+31%

29▼14Freeport, ILIL23,202$51,723+46%

30▲12Canton, ILIL13,297$53,254+72%

31▲34Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$53,556+18%

32▼4Paris, ILIL8,026$53,927+75%

33▲6Litchfield, ILIL6,598$53,958+88%

34Benton, ILIL6,558$54,123+99%

35▼11Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$54,409+87%

36▼7Alton, ILIL25,013$54,568+75%

37▼4Rockford, ILIL147,384$54,752+45%

38▲25Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$54,798+48%

39▼12Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$55,357+97%

40▲29Calumet City, ILIL34,798$55,369+42%

41▲16Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$55,813+24%

42▲4Eureka, ILIL5,129$56,048+25%

43▲17Champaign, ILIL91,195$56,118+71%

44▲75Worth, ILIL10,696$56,288+32%

45▲4Quincy, ILIL38,918$56,480+82%

46▼11Marion, ILIL17,148$56,912+87%

47▲63Justice, ILIL12,285$57,170+14%

48▼22Markham, ILIL11,274$57,302+38%

49▲7Lincoln, ILIL12,981$57,340+67%

50▼6Sterling, ILIL14,394$57,350+52%

51▼30Taylorville, ILIL10,522$57,552+68%

52▼33Streator, ILIL12,190$57,609+70%

53▼5Carlinville, ILIL5,465$57,708+68%

54▲31LaSalle, ILIL9,388$57,732+78%

55▲11Dolton, ILIL20,671$57,887+21%

56▼1Rock Island, ILIL36,225$59,041+70%

57▲30Granite City, ILIL26,807$59,205+66%

58▼15Dixon, ILIL14,582$59,406+66%

59▲15Peoria, ILIL110,920$59,410+63%

60▲17Blue Island, ILIL21,805$59,489+63%

61▼7Salem, ILIL7,035$59,728+74%

62▼24Herrin, ILIL12,268$59,975+110%

63▼1Olney, ILIL8,347$59,980+114%

64▼24Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$60,099+87%

65▲6Park City, ILIL7,893$60,171+65%

66▼15North Chicago, ILIL34,050$60,172+58%

67▼37Beardstown, ILIL5,691$60,587+108%

68Pekin, ILIL31,277$60,790+60%

69▲33Park Forest, ILIL21,079$61,072+28%

70Monmouth, ILIL8,599$61,138+82%

71▼12Pontiac, ILIL10,806$61,279+63%

72East Moline, ILIL20,453$61,779+72%

73▼23Summit, ILIL10,753$61,863+62%

74▲33Loves Park, ILIL23,712$61,868+37%

75▲1Princeton, ILIL7,674$61,946+56%

76▼58Greenville, ILIL7,469$62,089+74%

77▼30Clinton, ILIL6,781$62,323+72%

78▲35Carterville, ILIL5,839$62,337+69%

79▲26Silvis, ILIL7,979$62,375+78%

80▲19Milan, ILIL5,028$62,597+81%

81▼17Wood River, ILIL10,224$62,703+85%

82▲15Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$62,861+64%

83▲23Zion, ILIL24,447$63,104+38%

84Belleville, ILIL40,237$63,535+77%

85▼4Belvidere, ILIL25,462$64,528+52%

86▲48Richton Park, ILIL12,483$64,554+34%

87▲5Broadview, ILIL7,871$64,697+36%

88▲56Bethalto, ILIL9,202$64,775+53%

89▲25Normal, ILIL53,275$64,785+60%

90▼45Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$65,432+98%

91Springfield, ILIL112,989$66,064+68%

92▼13Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$66,132+62%

93▲16Wilmington, ILIL5,614$66,154+45%

94▼6Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$66,189+63%

95▼37Rochelle, ILIL9,498$66,307+75%

96▼35Steger, ILIL9,352$66,575+54%

97▲20Alsip, ILIL18,483$66,585+39%

98▼3Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$66,655+58%

99▲50Stickney, ILIL6,897$66,942+57%

100▼7Bradley, ILIL15,214$67,420+61%

101Collinsville, ILIL23,717$67,612+60%

102▼24Harvard, ILIL9,504$67,617+52%

103▲5Moline, ILIL42,362$67,701+72%

104▼10Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$68,393+35%

105▼1Maywood, ILIL23,330$68,815+64%

106▼33Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$68,964+56%

107▲9Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$69,696+68%

108▲23River Grove, ILIL10,409$69,858+74%

109▼68Sauk, ILIL9,624$69,973+50%

110▲13Midlothian, ILIL13,841$70,000+40%

111▼11Geneseo, ILIL6,505$70,147+72%

112▼45Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$70,598+82%

113▲16Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$70,819+52%

114▼25Cicero, ILIL81,858$70,842+86%

115▲27Lyons, ILIL10,433$70,993+60%

116▼30Ottawa, ILIL18,684$71,413+96%

117▲23East Peoria, ILIL22,088$71,833+73%

118▼28Waukegan, ILIL87,940$71,919+70%

119▼21Hillside, ILIL8,140$72,320+42%

120▼40Effingham, ILIL12,406$72,377+108%

121▼18Bartonville, ILIL5,804$72,821+79%

122▲60Coal City, ILIL5,831$72,857+40%

123▼8Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$73,033+61%

124▼72Posen, ILIL5,405$73,051+48%

125▲32Marengo, ILIL7,737$73,523+46%

126▼14Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$73,529+107%

127▲1University Park, ILIL7,019$73,844+46%

128▼92Robinson, ILIL7,283$73,993+145%

129▼47Peru, ILIL9,780$74,808+102%

130▲31Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$75,197+30%

131▲2Niles, ILIL30,443$75,274+55%

132▲3Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$75,489+56%

133▼22Lansing, ILIL28,068$75,569+59%

134▼12Crestwood, ILIL10,529$75,752+65%

135▲16Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$76,519+64%

136▼11Morris, ILIL14,669$76,711+71%

137▼41North Riverside, ILIL7,161$77,170+76%

138▲25Forest Park, ILIL13,829$77,221+75%

139▲4Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$77,262+41%

140▲6Bloomington, ILIL78,804$77,384+66%

141▼2Glenwood, ILIL8,416$77,391+44%

142▼15Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$77,902+102%

143▼17Berwyn, ILIL55,001$78,408+79%

144▼24South Beloit, ILIL7,996$78,616+121%

145▼15Bellwood, ILIL18,116$79,513+50%

146▼8Bensenville, ILIL18,525$79,515+45%

147▲13Burbank, ILIL28,578$80,116+62%

148▲6Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$80,377+34%

149▼74Chester, ILIL6,847$80,625+106%

150▲12Sandwich, ILIL7,380$80,768+61%

151▲1Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$80,930+65%

152▼4Countryside, ILIL6,260$80,968+78%

153▼3Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$81,086+87%

154▲36Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$81,708+66%

155▲15Genoa, ILIL5,547$82,128+71%

156▼9Braidwood, ILIL6,259$82,202+51%

157▼21Highland, ILIL10,042$82,551+109%

158▼2Woodstock, ILIL25,740$82,758+73%

159▼22Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$83,533+60%

160▼39Northlake, ILIL12,462$83,892+73%

161▼6Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$83,911+76%

162▼21Sycamore, ILIL19,083$84,120+62%

163▲6Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$85,008+53%

164▲4Wheeling, ILIL38,391$85,205+54%

165▲21Lynwood, ILIL9,297$85,237+51%

166▼21South Holland, ILIL20,749$85,280+42%

167▼1Beach Park, ILIL14,114$85,664+51%

168▼4Berkeley, ILIL5,141$85,823+46%

169▲25Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$86,059+45%

170▲30Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$86,146–

171▲32Plano, ILIL12,677$86,271+85%

172▲19McHenry, ILIL29,217$86,315+55%

173▼14Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$86,545+54%

174▲9Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$86,721+70%

175▼1Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$86,917+59%

176▲21Norridge, ILIL14,808$87,807+84%

177▼19Westmont, ILIL24,155$88,090+71%

178▲18Huntley, ILIL29,132$88,536+46%

179▼7Elgin, ILIL115,476$90,282+72%

180▼27Addison, ILIL35,758$90,431+67%

181▲4Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$91,382+59%

182▲26Swansea, ILIL14,356$91,587+84%

183▲12Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$91,763+50%

184▼52Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$91,955+94%

185▼9Savoy, ILIL9,113$91,966+90%

186▲1Monee, ILIL5,119$91,969+57%

187▲14Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$91,990+53%

188▼17Joliet, ILIL152,241$92,201+93%

189▲74Roscoe, ILIL11,034$93,036+57%

190▼13Aurora, ILIL181,505$93,633+71%

191▲34Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$94,175+52%

192▲10Morton, ILIL17,565$94,402+75%

193▼20Godfrey, ILIL17,620$94,543+88%

194▲23Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$94,655+59%

195▲73Hampshire, ILIL9,266$94,773+62%

196▲9Villa Park, ILIL21,888$95,015+71%

197▲1Washington, ILIL15,902$95,179+82%

198▼20Skokie, ILIL66,544$95,337+66%

199▲22Matteson, ILIL18,543$95,457+60%

200▲14Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$95,690+52%

201▲5Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$95,719+79%

202▲9Evanston, ILIL76,380$96,434+71%

203▼19Crete, ILIL8,345$97,147+44%

204▲20Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$97,168+74%

205▼24Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$97,375+110%

206▲7Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$97,514+60%

207▼40Manteno, ILIL9,201$97,634+101%

208▲8Palatine, ILIL65,842$97,819+54%

209▼34Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$97,875+82%

210▼11Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$98,514+65%

211▼46Waterloo, ILIL11,132$98,711+110%

212▲10Orland Park, ILIL57,954$98,910+46%

213▲22Westchester, ILIL16,300$98,954+68%

214▲14Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$99,239+75%

215▼27Monticello, ILIL6,080$99,449+117%

216▲15Shiloh, ILIL14,604$99,573+73%

217▼24West Chicago, ILIL25,296$99,927+58%

218▼26Homewood, ILIL18,773$100,139+75%

219▲10Warrenville, ILIL15,211$100,321+61%

220▲7Lombard, ILIL44,399$100,362+67%

221▼14Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$100,414+79%

222▼3Maryville, ILIL8,413$100,670+67%

223▲11Woodridge, ILIL34,028$101,000+63%

224▲12Streamwood, ILIL38,277$101,218+56%

225▼5Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$101,720+78%

226▲12Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$102,309+58%

227▲5Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$102,928+53%

228▼10Island Lake, ILIL8,047$103,156+63%

229▲20Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$103,318+44%

230▼26Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$103,365+88%

231▲31Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$103,583+78%

232▲33Montgomery, ILIL21,978$103,734+103%

233▼24Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$105,189+71%

234▲17West Dundee, ILIL8,570$105,368+68%

235▲7O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$105,982+90%

236▼10Romeoville, ILIL41,281$106,325+75%

237▲18Chatham, ILIL14,579$106,773+77%

238▲9Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$106,806+62%

239▲17Lisle, ILIL23,432$107,479+63%

240▲46Columbia, ILIL10,865$107,606+86%

241▼31Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$107,875–

242▼63Highwood, ILIL5,323$107,875+151%

243▲2Mundelein, ILIL32,680$108,340+56%

244▲2Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$108,400+60%

245▼1Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$108,418+62%

246▲28Yorkville, ILIL26,730$108,513+80%

247▼4Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$108,740+56%

248▲30Antioch, ILIL15,000$108,899+93%

249▼8Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$109,731+54%

250▼27Brookfield, ILIL18,879$110,295+110%

251▲6Oak Park, ILIL52,823$110,820+87%

252▼22Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$111,116+75%

253▲19Darien, ILIL22,032$111,215+49%

254▼15Wauconda, ILIL13,993$111,239+92%

255▼7Roselle, ILIL22,756$111,318+71%

256▼41Round Lake, ILIL18,526$111,977+93%

257▼24Lockport, ILIL27,822$111,981+89%

258▼69Troy, ILIL11,893$112,434+109%

259▲20Cary, ILIL17,932$113,026+47%

260▲7Grayslake, ILIL21,140$113,972+56%

261▼24Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$114,294+152%

262▲7Itasca, ILIL9,488$114,294+63%

263▲12St. Charles, ILIL33,594$114,300+65%

264▼24North Aurora, ILIL19,406$114,305+95%

265▼6Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$115,114+76%

266▼8Minooka, ILIL12,899$115,445+53%

267▲3Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$116,723+72%

268▼14Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$117,151+60%

269▲28Mahomet, ILIL10,516$118,586+106%

270▲10Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$118,750+82%

271▼21Rockton, ILIL7,870$119,058+108%

272▼6Channahon, ILIL14,530$119,494+66%

273Gurnee, ILIL30,458$119,628+58%

274▲9Wheaton, ILIL54,065$120,008+64%

275▼14Batavia, ILIL26,586$120,056+75%

276▼96Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$120,278+113%

277▲10La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$120,408+104%

278▲24Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$121,023+73%

279▲13Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$121,207+60%

280▼9Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$121,943+71%

281▼69Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$122,039+97%

282▲2Shorewood, ILIL18,536$122,105+59%

283▲15Lemont, ILIL18,513$123,370+75%

284▼24Oswego, ILIL39,948$123,792+73%

285▲5Mokena, ILIL19,897$123,889+66%

286▲25Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$126,736+77%

287▲7Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$126,897+83%

288▼24South Elgin, ILIL25,656$127,203+89%

289▼37Elburn, ILIL7,084$127,731+88%

290▼8Manhattan, ILIL10,943$128,522+131%

291▲12Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$129,395+61%

292▼15Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$130,388+54%

293▲7Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$131,474+76%

294▼3Bartlett, ILIL40,855$133,240+67%

295▼10Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$133,663+42%

296▲18Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$134,210+67%

297▼8Algonquin, ILIL30,824$134,525+69%

298▲12Winfield, ILIL10,146$135,795+52%

299▼4Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$135,968+62%

300▼12Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$136,678–

301▼2New Lenox, ILIL28,893$140,865+108%

302▲3Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$140,938+88%

303▼22Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$141,958+33%

304▼8Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$142,986+95%

305▼1Glenview, ILIL47,711$143,056+77%

306▲10Plainfield, ILIL50,043$144,000+78%

307▼6Geneva, ILIL21,138$144,341+87%

308▼55Gilberts, ILIL9,082$146,333+67%

309River Forest, ILIL11,393$146,786+64%

310▼17Barrington, ILIL10,586$147,989+78%

311▼3Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$149,644+114%

312▼6Riverside, ILIL8,939$153,686+137%

313▲4Frankfort, ILIL21,365$154,375+86%

314▼2Naperville, ILIL153,114$155,105+75%

315▲7Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$156,829+21%

316▼3Northbrook, ILIL34,744$157,782+65%

317▼10La Grange, ILIL15,935$159,929+99%

318▼42Volo, ILIL6,805$160,792+251%

319Northfield, ILIL5,632$161,500+77%

320▲1Libertyville, ILIL20,701$165,667+87%

321▼1Highland Park, ILIL30,767$168,094+66%

322▼4Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$175,870+20%

323▲1Deerfield, ILIL19,642$181,660+69%

324▼9Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$185,580+38%

325▼2Wilmette, ILIL27,459$190,662+79%

326Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$204,000+78%

327▲2Inverness, ILIL7,418$207,434+46%

328▼3Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$209,134–

329▲4Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$219,631+65%

330▼3South Barrington, ILIL5,071$221,575+30%

331▼3Western Springs, ILIL13,588$230,255+133%

332▼2Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$235,081+72%

333▼2Glencoe, ILIL8,724$248,933+51%

T334Long Grove, ILIL8,343$250,000++69%

T334Winnetka, ILIL12,518$250,000++49%

T334Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$250,000++139%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES