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Lowest median household income, Illinois cities · 1990

Illinois cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 329 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$11,821−26%

02East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$12,627−41%

03Metropolis, ILIL5,727$16,954−33%

04Pana, ILIL5,010$17,059−42%

05Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$17,258−35%

06West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$17,574−31%

07Benton, ILIL6,558$17,895−34%

08Macomb, ILIL14,530$18,554−29%

09Paris, ILIL8,026$18,670−40%

10Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$18,784−33%

11Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$19,066−25%

12Kewanee, ILIL12,115$19,184−36%

13Herrin, ILIL12,268$19,722−31%

14Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$19,834−32%

15Kankakee, ILIL23,400$20,328−33%

16Monmouth, ILIL8,599$20,532−39%

17Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$20,718−42%

18Canton, ILIL13,297$20,864−33%

19Litchfield, ILIL6,598$20,879−27%

20LaSalle, ILIL9,388$20,903−36%

21East Alton, ILIL5,621$20,949−26%

22Greenville, ILIL7,469$21,124−41%

23Quincy, ILIL38,918$21,325−31%

24Olney, ILIL8,347$21,496−23%

25Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$21,607−37%

26Marion, ILIL17,148$21,683−29%

27Vandalia, ILIL7,108$21,683−30%

28Urbana, ILIL39,719$21,705−22%

29Carlinville, ILIL5,465$21,742−37%

30Streator, ILIL12,190$21,993−35%

31Charleston, ILIL17,466$22,015−9%

32Mattoon, ILIL16,667$22,281−30%

33Danville, ILIL28,138$22,315−27%

34Silvis, ILIL7,979$22,354−36%

35Galesburg, ILIL28,581$22,469−30%

36Centralia, ILIL11,863$22,784−29%

37Beardstown, ILIL5,691$22,801−22%

38Robinson, ILIL7,283$22,897−24%

39Alton, ILIL25,013$22,948−26%

40Champaign, ILIL91,195$22,967−30%

41Harvey, ILIL19,849$23,201−27%

42Taylorville, ILIL10,522$23,259−32%

43Salem, ILIL7,035$23,477−32%

44Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$23,902−25%

45Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$24,015−25%

46Clinton, ILIL6,781$24,021−34%

47Rock Island, ILIL36,225$24,131−31%

48Carterville, ILIL5,839$24,348−34%

49Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$24,467−37%

50Chester, ILIL6,847$24,710−37%

51East Moline, ILIL20,453$24,746−31%

52Freeport, ILIL23,202$24,758−30%

53Effingham, ILIL12,406$24,945−28%

54Milan, ILIL5,028$25,034−28%

55Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$25,151−24%

56Pekin, ILIL31,277$25,198−34%

57Dixon, ILIL14,582$25,224−29%

58Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$25,364−23%

59DeKalb, ILIL40,467$25,387−28%

60Lincoln, ILIL12,981$25,428−26%

61Decatur, ILIL67,884$25,451−23%

62North Chicago, ILIL34,050$25,500−33%

63Granite City, ILIL26,807$25,598−28%

64Sterling, ILIL14,394$25,636−32%

65Mendota, ILIL6,894$26,004−34%

66Peoria, ILIL110,920$26,074−28%

67Ottawa, ILIL18,684$26,077−29%

68Rantoul, ILIL11,991$26,205−29%

69Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$26,301−32%

70Wood River, ILIL10,224$26,317−22%

71South Beloit, ILIL7,996$26,331−26%

72Belleville, ILIL40,237$26,668−26%

73Eureka, ILIL5,129$26,760−40%

74Pontiac, ILIL10,806$26,767−29%

75Peru, ILIL9,780$26,946−27%

76Summit, ILIL10,753$27,126−29%

77Cicero, ILIL81,858$27,170−29%

78Rochelle, ILIL9,498$27,465−28%

79Moline, ILIL42,362$27,512−30%

80Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$27,551−25%

81Princeton, ILIL7,674$27,658−30%

82Bradley, ILIL15,214$27,952−33%

83Springfield, ILIL112,989$27,995−29%

84Bartonville, ILIL5,804$28,073−31%

85Geneseo, ILIL6,505$28,170−31%

86Rockford, ILIL147,384$28,282−25%

87East Peoria, ILIL22,088$28,384−32%

88Genoa, ILIL5,547$28,786−40%

89Park City, ILIL7,893$29,063−20%

90Riverdale, ILIL10,280$29,092−24%

91Blue Island, ILIL21,805$29,234−20%

92Bloomington, ILIL78,804$29,354−37%

93Belvidere, ILIL25,462$29,509−31%

94Harvard, ILIL9,504$29,882−33%

95Steger, ILIL9,352$29,903−31%

96Waterloo, ILIL11,132$30,057−36%

97Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$30,109−21%

98Calumet City, ILIL34,798$30,138−23%

99Sandwich, ILIL7,380$30,466−39%

100Forest Park, ILIL13,829$30,572−31%

101Collinsville, ILIL23,717$30,659−28%

102Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$30,751−29%

103Maywood, ILIL23,330$30,780−27%

104Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$30,794−32%

105Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$30,814−24%

106Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$30,924−33%

107Round Lake, ILIL18,526$30,951−47%

108Joliet, ILIL152,241$30,967−35%

109Monee, ILIL5,119$31,061−47%

110Loves Park, ILIL23,712$31,147−31%

111Swansea, ILIL14,356$31,152−38%

112Zion, ILIL24,447$31,159−32%

113Markham, ILIL11,274$31,233−25%

114River Grove, ILIL10,409$31,273−22%

115Waukegan, ILIL87,940$31,315−26%

116Berwyn, ILIL55,001$31,326−29%

117Normal, ILIL53,275$31,376−22%

118Woodstock, ILIL25,740$31,458−34%

119Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$31,495−23%

120Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$31,577−30%

121Morris, ILIL14,669$31,699−29%

122Posen, ILIL5,405$31,776−36%

123Wilmington, ILIL5,614$31,953−30%

124Highland, ILIL10,042$32,009−19%

125Bethalto, ILIL9,202$32,017−24%

126Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$32,159−28%

127Savoy, ILIL9,113$32,500−33%

128North Riverside, ILIL7,161$32,552−26%

129Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$32,706−30%

130Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$32,733−36%

131Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$32,790−26%

132Highwood, ILIL5,323$32,854−24%

133Maryville, ILIL8,413$32,907−45%

134Marengo, ILIL7,737$33,152−34%

135Troy, ILIL11,893$33,367−38%

136Monticello, ILIL6,080$33,491−27%

137Braidwood, ILIL6,259$33,525−38%

138Justice, ILIL12,285$33,562−33%

139Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$33,652−20%

140Manteno, ILIL9,201$33,663−31%

141Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$33,791−30%

142Stickney, ILIL6,897$33,986−21%

143Lyons, ILIL10,433$34,007−23%

144Sycamore, ILIL19,083$34,058−34%

145Shiloh, ILIL14,604$34,200−41%

146University Park, ILIL7,019$34,375−32%

147Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$34,379−17%

148Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$34,379−26%

149Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$34,410−27%

150Washington, ILIL15,902$34,417−34%

151Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$34,898−29%

152Plano, ILIL12,677$35,000−25%

153Aurora, ILIL181,505$35,039−36%

154Rockton, ILIL7,870$35,078−39%

155Northlake, ILIL12,462$35,129−27%

156Antioch, ILIL15,000$35,263−38%

157Coal City, ILIL5,831$35,321−32%

158Crestwood, ILIL10,529$35,414−23%

159Lockport, ILIL27,822$35,468−40%

160Elgin, ILIL115,476$35,554−32%

161Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$35,625−21%

162Worth, ILIL10,696$35,658−17%

163Norridge, ILIL14,808$35,766−25%

164Broadview, ILIL7,871$35,786−25%

165O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$36,041−36%

166Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$36,410−33%

167Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$36,616−38%

168Lansing, ILIL28,068$36,641−23%

169Bensenville, ILIL18,525$36,649−33%

170Dolton, ILIL20,671$36,724−24%

171Alsip, ILIL18,483$36,764−23%

172McHenry, ILIL29,217$36,838−34%

173Columbia, ILIL10,865$36,912−36%

174Park Forest, ILIL21,079$36,995−22%

175Hampshire, ILIL9,266$37,008−37%

176Midlothian, ILIL13,841$37,042−26%

177Brookfield, ILIL18,879$37,232−29%

178Westmont, ILIL24,155$37,315−27%

179Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$37,368−34%

180West Chicago, ILIL25,296$37,406−41%

181Burbank, ILIL28,578$37,449−24%

182Lynwood, ILIL9,297$37,705−33%

183Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$37,872−42%

184Yorkville, ILIL26,730$38,065−37%

185Manhattan, ILIL10,943$38,108−31%

186North Aurora, ILIL19,406$38,308−35%

187Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$38,665−22%

188Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$38,665−19%

189Hillside, ILIL8,140$38,679−24%

190Niles, ILIL30,443$38,718−20%

191Richton Park, ILIL12,483$38,721−20%

192Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$38,834−27%

193Sauk, ILIL9,624$39,014−16%

194Montgomery, ILIL21,978$39,068−23%

195Mahomet, ILIL10,516$39,085−32%

196Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$39,086−37%

197Huntley, ILIL29,132$39,337−35%

198Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$39,375−30%

199Bellwood, ILIL18,116$39,396−25%

200Wauconda, ILIL13,993$39,458−32%

201Countryside, ILIL6,260$39,759−13%

202Morton, ILIL17,565$39,788−26%

203Godfrey, ILIL17,620$39,817−21%

204Wheeling, ILIL38,391$39,848−28%

205Roscoe, ILIL11,034$40,363−32%

206Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$40,369−20%

207Oak Park, ILIL52,823$40,453−32%

208Island Lake, ILIL8,047$40,503−36%

209Elburn, ILIL7,084$40,761−40%

210Chatham, ILIL14,579$40,799−32%

211Beach Park, ILIL14,114$40,994−28%

212Evanston, ILIL76,380$41,115−27%

213Villa Park, ILIL21,888$41,316−26%

214Addison, ILIL35,758$41,375−24%

215Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$41,416−21%

216Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$41,573−25%

217West Dundee, ILIL8,570$41,774−33%

218South Elgin, ILIL25,656$41,869−38%

219Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$41,872−24%

220Berkeley, ILIL5,141$42,037−29%

221Romeoville, ILIL41,281$42,114−31%

222Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$42,176−21%

223Skokie, ILIL66,544$42,276−26%

224Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$42,461−29%

225Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$42,594−22%

226Mokena, ILIL19,897$42,602−43%

227Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$42,822−24%

228Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$43,048−25%

229New Lenox, ILIL28,893$43,073−36%

230Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$43,198−30%

231Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$43,287−22%

232Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$43,387−28%

233La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$43,466−26%

234Grayslake, ILIL21,140$43,712−40%

235Plainfield, ILIL50,043$43,736−46%

236Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$43,761−27%

237Lemont, ILIL18,513$43,770−38%

238Oswego, ILIL39,948$43,889−39%

239Lombard, ILIL44,399$44,210−26%

240Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$44,237−28%

241Woodridge, ILIL34,028$44,570−28%

242Westchester, ILIL16,300$44,635−24%

243Glenwood, ILIL8,416$44,880−17%

244Batavia, ILIL26,586$45,005−34%

245Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$45,141−30%

246South Holland, ILIL20,749$45,211−25%

247Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$45,284−22%

248Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$45,711−36%

249Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$45,764−23%

250Itasca, ILIL9,488$45,779−35%

251Mundelein, ILIL32,680$45,947−34%

252Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$46,166−32%

253Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$46,197−31%

254Crete, ILIL8,345$46,283−32%

255Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$46,378−33%

256Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$46,508−19%

257St. Charles, ILIL33,594$46,655−33%

258Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$46,950−35%

259Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$47,029−23%

260Homewood, ILIL18,773$47,064−18%

261Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$47,234−19%

262Channahon, ILIL14,530$47,583−34%

263Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$47,808−25%

264Matteson, ILIL18,543$48,085−19%

265Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$48,160−23%

266Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$48,226−26%

267Palatine, ILIL65,842$48,668−23%

268Streamwood, ILIL38,277$48,758−25%

269Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$48,863−21%

270Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$48,873−31%

271Gurnee, ILIL30,458$49,069−35%

272Warrenville, ILIL15,211$49,091−21%

273Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$49,379−33%

274Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$49,475−25%

275Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$49,611−29%

276Lisle, ILIL23,432$49,712−24%

277Geneva, ILIL21,138$49,755−36%

278Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$49,911−34%

279Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$50,294−11%

280Roselle, ILIL22,756$50,802−22%

281Minooka, ILIL12,899$50,803−32%

282Cary, ILIL17,932$50,804−34%

283Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$50,878−37%

284Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$51,331−24%

285Bartlett, ILIL40,855$51,524−35%

286Orland Park, ILIL57,954$51,748−23%

287Riverside, ILIL8,939$51,881−20%

288Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$51,916−31%

289Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$51,975−23%

290Shorewood, ILIL18,536$52,191−32%

291Wheaton, ILIL54,065$52,208−29%

292La Grange, ILIL15,935$52,467−35%

293Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$52,817−28%

294Darien, ILIL22,032$52,875−29%

295Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$53,607−37%

296Algonquin, ILIL30,824$53,665−33%

297Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$53,751−28%

298Gilberts, ILIL9,082$54,491−38%

299Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$56,011−30%

300Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$57,309−20%

301Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$58,422−31%

302Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$58,707−16%

303Glenview, ILIL47,711$59,020−27%

304Winfield, ILIL10,146$59,130−34%

305Frankfort, ILIL21,365$60,499−27%

306Naperville, ILIL153,114$60,979−31%

307Libertyville, ILIL20,701$61,632−31%

308River Forest, ILIL11,393$62,469−30%

309Barrington, ILIL10,586$63,987−23%

310Western Springs, ILIL13,588$67,454−32%

311Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$68,518−34%

312Wilmette, ILIL27,459$71,274−33%

313Highland Park, ILIL30,767$71,905−29%

314Deerfield, ILIL19,642$71,966−33%

315Northbrook, ILIL34,744$73,362−23%

316Northfield, ILIL5,632$75,412−17%

317Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$76,271−19%

318Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$79,975−40%

319Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$82,904−28%

320Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$87,078−33%

321Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$87,767−18%

322Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$94,824−31%

323Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$97,324−28%

324Long Grove, ILIL8,343$107,596−27%

325Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$110,331−25%

326Glencoe, ILIL8,724$112,321−32%

327Inverness, ILIL7,418$113,799−20%

328Winnetka, ILIL12,518$118,456−29%

329South Barrington, ILIL5,071$122,487−28%

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