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Lowest median household income, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

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

02Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874$33,792–

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

04Riverdale, ILIL10,280$39,833+4%

05Harvey, ILIL19,849$42,429+33%

06Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$43,415+64%

07Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$44,154+73%

08Macomb, ILIL14,530$44,411+71%

09Urbana, ILIL39,719$45,346+63%

10Vandalia, ILIL7,108$45,469+47%

11Danville, ILIL28,138$45,957+51%

12Pana, ILIL5,010$46,168+56%

13DeKalb, ILIL40,467$46,481+32%

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

15Kankakee, ILIL23,400$47,514+56%

16Centralia, ILIL11,863$47,807+50%

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

18Galesburg, ILIL28,581$48,297+51%

19Rantoul, ILIL11,991$48,691+32%

20East Alton, ILIL5,621$48,815+72%

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

22Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$49,600+44%

23Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$50,158+52%

24Metropolis, ILIL5,727$50,399+99%

25Kewanee, ILIL12,115$50,886+70%

26Decatur, ILIL67,884$51,592+56%

27Mattoon, ILIL16,667$51,597+62%

28Mendota, ILIL6,894$51,632+31%

29Freeport, ILIL23,202$51,723+46%

30Canton, ILIL13,297$53,254+72%

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

32Paris, ILIL8,026$53,927+75%

33Litchfield, ILIL6,598$53,958+88%

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

35Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$54,409+87%

36Alton, ILIL25,013$54,568+75%

37Rockford, ILIL147,384$54,752+45%

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

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

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

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

42Eureka, ILIL5,129$56,048+25%

43Champaign, ILIL91,195$56,118+71%

44Worth, ILIL10,696$56,288+32%

45Quincy, ILIL38,918$56,480+82%

46Marion, ILIL17,148$56,912+87%

47Justice, ILIL12,285$57,170+14%

48Markham, ILIL11,274$57,302+38%

49Lincoln, ILIL12,981$57,340+67%

50Sterling, ILIL14,394$57,350+52%

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

52Streator, ILIL12,190$57,609+70%

53Carlinville, ILIL5,465$57,708+68%

54LaSalle, ILIL9,388$57,732+78%

55Dolton, ILIL20,671$57,887+21%

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

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

58Dixon, ILIL14,582$59,406+66%

59Peoria, ILIL110,920$59,410+63%

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

61Salem, ILIL7,035$59,728+74%

62Herrin, ILIL12,268$59,975+110%

63Olney, ILIL8,347$59,980+114%

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

65Park City, ILIL7,893$60,171+65%

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

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

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

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

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

71Pontiac, ILIL10,806$61,279+63%

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

73Summit, ILIL10,753$61,863+62%

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

75Princeton, ILIL7,674$61,946+56%

76Greenville, ILIL7,469$62,089+74%

77Clinton, ILIL6,781$62,323+72%

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

79Silvis, ILIL7,979$62,375+78%

80Milan, ILIL5,028$62,597+81%

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

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

83Zion, ILIL24,447$63,104+38%

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

85Belvidere, ILIL25,462$64,528+52%

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

87Broadview, ILIL7,871$64,697+36%

88Bethalto, ILIL9,202$64,775+53%

89Normal, ILIL53,275$64,785+60%

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

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

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

93Wilmington, ILIL5,614$66,154+45%

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

95Rochelle, ILIL9,498$66,307+75%

96Steger, ILIL9,352$66,575+54%

97Alsip, ILIL18,483$66,585+39%

98Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$66,655+58%

99Stickney, ILIL6,897$66,942+57%

100Bradley, ILIL15,214$67,420+61%

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

102Harvard, ILIL9,504$67,617+52%

103Moline, ILIL42,362$67,701+72%

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

105Maywood, ILIL23,330$68,815+64%

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

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

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

109Sauk, ILIL9,624$69,973+50%

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

111Geneseo, ILIL6,505$70,147+72%

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

113Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$70,819+52%

114Cicero, ILIL81,858$70,842+86%

115Lyons, ILIL10,433$70,993+60%

116Ottawa, ILIL18,684$71,413+96%

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

118Waukegan, ILIL87,940$71,919+70%

119Hillside, ILIL8,140$72,320+42%

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

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

122Coal City, ILIL5,831$72,857+40%

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

124Posen, ILIL5,405$73,051+48%

125Marengo, ILIL7,737$73,523+46%

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

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

128Robinson, ILIL7,283$73,993+145%

129Peru, ILIL9,780$74,808+102%

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

131Niles, ILIL30,443$75,274+55%

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

133Lansing, ILIL28,068$75,569+59%

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

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

136Morris, ILIL14,669$76,711+71%

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

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

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

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

141Glenwood, ILIL8,416$77,391+44%

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

143Berwyn, ILIL55,001$78,408+79%

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

145Bellwood, ILIL18,116$79,513+50%

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

147Burbank, ILIL28,578$80,116+62%

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

149Chester, ILIL6,847$80,625+106%

150Sandwich, ILIL7,380$80,768+61%

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

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

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

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

155Genoa, ILIL5,547$82,128+71%

156Braidwood, ILIL6,259$82,202+51%

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

158Woodstock, ILIL25,740$82,758+73%

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

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

161Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$83,911+76%

162Sycamore, ILIL19,083$84,120+62%

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

164Wheeling, ILIL38,391$85,205+54%

165Lynwood, ILIL9,297$85,237+51%

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

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

168Berkeley, ILIL5,141$85,823+46%

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

170Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$86,146–

171Plano, ILIL12,677$86,271+85%

172McHenry, ILIL29,217$86,315+55%

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

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

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

176Norridge, ILIL14,808$87,807+84%

177Westmont, ILIL24,155$88,090+71%

178Huntley, ILIL29,132$88,536+46%

179Elgin, ILIL115,476$90,282+72%

180Addison, ILIL35,758$90,431+67%

181Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$91,382+59%

182Swansea, ILIL14,356$91,587+84%

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

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

185Savoy, ILIL9,113$91,966+90%

186Monee, ILIL5,119$91,969+57%

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

188Joliet, ILIL152,241$92,201+93%

189Roscoe, ILIL11,034$93,036+57%

190Aurora, ILIL181,505$93,633+71%

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

192Morton, ILIL17,565$94,402+75%

193Godfrey, ILIL17,620$94,543+88%

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

195Hampshire, ILIL9,266$94,773+62%

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

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

198Skokie, ILIL66,544$95,337+66%

199Matteson, ILIL18,543$95,457+60%

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

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

202Evanston, ILIL76,380$96,434+71%

203Crete, ILIL8,345$97,147+44%

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

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

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

207Manteno, ILIL9,201$97,634+101%

208Palatine, ILIL65,842$97,819+54%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

216Shiloh, ILIL14,604$99,573+73%

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

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

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

220Lombard, ILIL44,399$100,362+67%

221Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$100,414+79%

222Maryville, ILIL8,413$100,670+67%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

235O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$105,982+90%

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

237Chatham, ILIL14,579$106,773+77%

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

239Lisle, ILIL23,432$107,479+63%

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

241Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$107,875–

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

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

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

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

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

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

248Antioch, ILIL15,000$108,899+93%

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

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

251Oak Park, ILIL52,823$110,820+87%

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

253Darien, ILIL22,032$111,215+49%

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

255Roselle, ILIL22,756$111,318+71%

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

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

258Troy, ILIL11,893$112,434+109%

259Cary, ILIL17,932$113,026+47%

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

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

262Itasca, ILIL9,488$114,294+63%

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

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

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

266Minooka, ILIL12,899$115,445+53%

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

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

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

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

271Rockton, ILIL7,870$119,058+108%

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

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

274Wheaton, ILIL54,065$120,008+64%

275Batavia, ILIL26,586$120,056+75%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

283Lemont, ILIL18,513$123,370+75%

284Oswego, ILIL39,948$123,792+73%

285Mokena, ILIL19,897$123,889+66%

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

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

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

289Elburn, ILIL7,084$127,731+88%

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

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

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

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

294Bartlett, ILIL40,855$133,240+67%

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

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

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

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

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

300Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$136,678–

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

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

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

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

305Glenview, ILIL47,711$143,056+77%

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

307Geneva, ILIL21,138$144,341+87%

308Gilberts, ILIL9,082$146,333+67%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

318Volo, ILIL6,805$160,792+251%

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

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

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

322Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$175,870+20%

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

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

325Wilmette, ILIL27,459$190,662+79%

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

327Inverness, ILIL7,418$207,434+46%

328Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$209,134–

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

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

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

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

333Glencoe, ILIL8,724$248,933+51%

334Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$250,000++139%

335Winnetka, ILIL12,518$250,000++49%

336Long Grove, ILIL8,343$250,000++69%

The US Census Bureau caps reported median household income at $250,000. 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.

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES