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Lowest median household income, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the lowest median household income in the 2000 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 1990

01Carbondale, ILIL21,811$15,882+34%

02East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$21,324+69%

03Charleston, ILIL17,466$24,140+10%

04West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$25,358+44%

05Metropolis, ILIL5,727$25,371+50%

06Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$25,551+34%

07Macomb, ILIL14,530$25,994+40%

08Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$26,507+54%

09Benton, ILIL6,558$27,177+52%

10Urbana, ILIL39,719$27,819+28%

11Olney, ILIL8,347$28,084+31%

12Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$28,145+50%

13East Alton, ILIL5,621$28,404+36%

14Herrin, ILIL12,268$28,532+45%

15Litchfield, ILIL6,598$28,717+38%

16Beardstown, ILIL5,691$29,104+28%

17Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$29,124+47%

18Pana, ILIL5,010$29,611+74%

19Kewanee, ILIL12,115$29,895+56%

20Robinson, ILIL7,283$30,153+32%

21Marion, ILIL17,148$30,364+40%

22Danville, ILIL28,138$30,431+36%

23Kankakee, ILIL23,400$30,469+50%

24Vandalia, ILIL7,108$30,857+42%

25Paris, ILIL8,026$30,902+66%

26Quincy, ILIL38,918$30,956+45%

27Canton, ILIL13,297$31,011+49%

28Alton, ILIL25,013$31,213+36%

29Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$31,715+33%

30Mattoon, ILIL16,667$31,800+43%

31Centralia, ILIL11,863$31,905+40%

32Harvey, ILIL19,849$31,958+38%

33Galesburg, ILIL28,581$31,987+42%

34Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$32,161+34%

35LaSalle, ILIL9,388$32,491+55%

36Champaign, ILIL91,195$32,795+43%

37Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$33,075+32%

38Decatur, ILIL67,884$33,111+30%

39Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$33,117+31%

40Monmouth, ILIL8,599$33,641+64%

41Streator, ILIL12,190$33,868+54%

42Wood River, ILIL10,224$33,875+29%

43Taylorville, ILIL10,522$34,235+47%

44Carlinville, ILIL5,465$34,259+58%

45Salem, ILIL7,035$34,339+46%

46Lincoln, ILIL12,981$34,435+35%

47Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$34,442+59%

48Milan, ILIL5,028$34,556+38%

49Rock Island, ILIL36,225$34,729+44%

50Effingham, ILIL12,406$34,761+39%

51Silvis, ILIL7,979$35,047+57%

52DeKalb, ILIL40,467$35,153+38%

53Freeport, ILIL23,202$35,399+43%

54Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$35,556+72%

55South Beloit, ILIL7,996$35,597+35%

56Granite City, ILIL26,807$35,615+39%

57Greenville, ILIL7,469$35,650+69%

58Dixon, ILIL14,582$35,720+42%

59East Moline, ILIL20,453$35,836+45%

60Belleville, ILIL40,237$35,979+35%

61Clinton, ILIL6,781$36,279+51%

62Peoria, ILIL110,920$36,397+40%

63Park City, ILIL7,893$36,508+26%

64Ottawa, ILIL18,684$36,513+40%

65Blue Island, ILIL21,805$36,520+25%

66Rantoul, ILIL11,991$36,904+41%

67Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$36,958+34%

68Carterville, ILIL5,839$36,969+52%

69Peru, ILIL9,780$37,060+38%

70Pontiac, ILIL10,806$37,593+40%

71Sterling, ILIL14,394$37,664+47%

72Rockford, ILIL147,384$37,667+33%

73Pekin, ILIL31,277$37,972+51%

74Rochelle, ILIL9,498$37,984+38%

75Cicero, ILIL81,858$38,044+40%

76Summit, ILIL10,753$38,132+41%

77North Chicago, ILIL34,050$38,180+50%

78Riverdale, ILIL10,280$38,321+32%

79Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$38,348+27%

80Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$38,625+47%

81Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$38,775+58%

82Calumet City, ILIL34,798$38,902+29%

83Chester, ILIL6,847$39,079+58%

84Mendota, ILIL6,894$39,354+51%

85Moline, ILIL42,362$39,363+43%

86Springfield, ILIL112,989$39,388+41%

87Highland, ILIL10,042$39,524+23%

88Princeton, ILIL7,674$39,622+43%

89River Grove, ILIL10,409$40,050+28%

90Normal, ILIL53,275$40,379+29%

91Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$40,689+32%

92Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$40,697+29%

93Geneseo, ILIL6,505$40,760+45%

94Bartonville, ILIL5,804$40,766+45%

95East Peoria, ILIL22,088$41,538+46%

96Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$41,583+21%

97Markham, ILIL11,274$41,592+33%

98Bradley, ILIL15,214$41,757+49%

99Maywood, ILIL23,330$41,942+36%

100Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$42,073+25%

101Bethalto, ILIL9,202$42,201+32%

102Waukegan, ILIL87,940$42,335+35%

103Collinsville, ILIL23,717$42,353+38%

104Belvidere, ILIL25,462$42,529+44%

105Worth, ILIL10,696$42,723+20%

106Stickney, ILIL6,897$42,772+26%

107Highwood, ILIL5,323$42,993+31%

108Steger, ILIL9,352$43,275+45%

109Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$43,288+41%

110Berwyn, ILIL55,001$43,833+40%

111North Riverside, ILIL7,161$43,856+35%

112Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$44,101+34%

113Forest Park, ILIL13,829$44,103+44%

114Lyons, ILIL10,433$44,306+30%

115Harvard, ILIL9,504$44,363+48%

116Morris, ILIL14,669$44,739+41%

117Eureka, ILIL5,129$44,744+67%

118Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$44,896+40%

119Loves Park, ILIL23,712$45,238+45%

120Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$45,313+27%

121Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$45,313+47%

122Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$45,357+44%

123Countryside, ILIL6,260$45,469+14%

124Wilmington, ILIL5,614$45,659+43%

125Zion, ILIL24,447$45,723+47%

126Monticello, ILIL6,080$45,754+37%

127Crestwood, ILIL10,529$45,813+29%

128Volo, ILIL6,805$45,833–

129Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$46,451+50%

130Bloomington, ILIL78,804$46,496+58%

131Plano, ILIL12,677$46,526+33%

132Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$46,548+42%

133Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$46,688+36%

134Sauk, ILIL9,624$46,718+20%

135Waterloo, ILIL11,132$46,938+56%

136Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$47,315+38%

137Lansing, ILIL28,068$47,554+30%

138Park Forest, ILIL21,079$47,579+29%

139Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$47,585+23%

140Broadview, ILIL7,871$47,651+33%

141Joliet, ILIL152,241$47,761+54%

142Norridge, ILIL14,808$47,787+34%

143Woodstock, ILIL25,740$47,871+52%

144Alsip, ILIL18,483$47,963+30%

145Dolton, ILIL20,671$48,020+31%

146Genoa, ILIL5,547$48,125+67%

147Richton Park, ILIL12,483$48,299+25%

148Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$48,315+43%

149Northlake, ILIL12,462$48,406+38%

150Savoy, ILIL9,113$48,500+49%

151Manteno, ILIL9,201$48,599+44%

152Niles, ILIL30,443$48,627+26%

153Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$49,131+41%

154Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$49,329+28%

155Burbank, ILIL28,578$49,388+32%

156Posen, ILIL5,405$49,470+56%

157Swansea, ILIL14,356$49,851+60%

158Midlothian, ILIL13,841$50,000+35%

159Marengo, ILIL7,737$50,214+51%

160Sandwich, ILIL7,380$50,215+65%

161Justice, ILIL12,285$50,254+50%

162Godfrey, ILIL17,620$50,342+26%

163Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$50,576+25%

164University Park, ILIL7,019$50,652+47%

165Hillside, ILIL8,140$50,776+31%

166Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$50,921+56%

167Montgomery, ILIL21,978$51,028+31%

168Westmont, ILIL24,155$51,422+38%

169Coal City, ILIL5,831$51,921+47%

170Sycamore, ILIL19,083$51,921+52%

171Washington, ILIL15,902$52,210+52%

172Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$52,329+26%

173Elgin, ILIL115,476$52,605+48%

174Brookfield, ILIL18,879$52,636+41%

175Bellwood, ILIL18,116$52,856+34%

176Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$53,514+38%

177Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$53,638+27%

178Troy, ILIL11,893$53,720+61%

179Morton, ILIL17,565$53,869+35%

180Glenwood, ILIL8,416$53,894+20%

181Addison, ILIL35,758$54,090+31%

182Braidwood, ILIL6,259$54,375+62%

183Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$54,526+50%

184Bensenville, ILIL18,525$54,662+49%

185Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$54,779+31%

186Aurora, ILIL181,505$54,861+57%

187Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$54,936+29%

188Wheeling, ILIL38,391$55,491+39%

189Manhattan, ILIL10,943$55,559+46%

190Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$55,641+34%

191Villa Park, ILIL21,888$55,706+35%

192McHenry, ILIL29,217$55,759+51%

193Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$55,841+29%

194O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$55,927+55%

195Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$56,217+50%

196Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$56,285+31%

197Evanston, ILIL76,380$56,335+37%

198Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$56,375+43%

199Antioch, ILIL15,000$56,481+60%

200Beach Park, ILIL14,114$56,553+38%

201Lynwood, ILIL9,297$56,554+50%

202Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$56,725+13%

203Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$57,165+23%

204Homewood, ILIL18,773$57,213+22%

205Rockton, ILIL7,870$57,292+63%

206Skokie, ILIL66,544$57,375+36%

207Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$57,509+34%

208Mahomet, ILIL10,516$57,574+47%

209Shiloh, ILIL14,604$57,692+69%

210Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$57,701+27%

211Wauconda, ILIL13,993$57,805+46%

212Columbia, ILIL10,865$58,003+57%

213Round Lake, ILIL18,526$58,051+88%

214Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$58,322+23%

215Hampshire, ILIL9,266$58,519+58%

216North Aurora, ILIL19,406$58,557+53%

217Monee, ILIL5,119$58,625+89%

218La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$58,918+36%

219Westchester, ILIL16,300$58,928+32%

220Berkeley, ILIL5,141$58,984+40%

221Lockport, ILIL27,822$59,179+67%

222Oak Park, ILIL52,823$59,183+46%

223Roscoe, ILIL11,034$59,267+47%

224Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$59,359+62%

225Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$59,535+30%

226Matteson, ILIL18,543$59,583+24%

227Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$59,712+41%

228Lombard, ILIL44,399$60,015+36%

229Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$60,016+37%

230Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$60,073+38%

231Maryville, ILIL8,413$60,135+83%

232South Holland, ILIL20,749$60,246+33%

233Chatham, ILIL14,579$60,350+48%

234Yorkville, ILIL26,730$60,391+59%

235Huntley, ILIL29,132$60,456+54%

236Romeoville, ILIL41,281$60,738+44%

237Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$60,941+30%

238Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$61,358+39%

239Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$61,648+43%

240Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$61,884+58%

241Woodridge, ILIL34,028$61,944+39%

242Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$62,132+27%

243Warrenville, ILIL15,211$62,430+27%

244West Dundee, ILIL8,570$62,540+50%

245Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$62,795+30%

246Palatine, ILIL65,842$63,321+30%

247West Chicago, ILIL25,296$63,424+70%

248Island Lake, ILIL8,047$63,455+57%

249Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$63,511+33%

250Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$64,893+44%

251Riverside, ILIL8,939$64,931+25%

252Streamwood, ILIL38,277$65,076+33%

253Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$65,078+72%

254Roselle, ILIL22,756$65,254+28%

255Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$65,539+36%

256Lisle, ILIL23,432$65,821+32%

257Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$65,937+33%

258Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$66,872+45%

259South Elgin, ILIL25,656$67,323+61%

260Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$67,365+30%

261Orland Park, ILIL57,954$67,574+31%

262Crete, ILIL8,345$67,671+46%

263New Lenox, ILIL28,893$67,697+57%

264Elburn, ILIL7,084$67,788+66%

265Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$67,807+32%

266Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$67,852+47%

267Batavia, ILIL26,586$68,656+53%

268St. Charles, ILIL33,594$69,424+49%

269Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$69,459+50%

270Mundelein, ILIL32,680$69,651+52%

271Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$69,794+41%

272Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$69,864–

273Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$69,907+19%

274Itasca, ILIL9,488$70,156+53%

275Lemont, ILIL18,513$70,563+61%

276Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$71,234+24%

277Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$71,297+46%

278Oswego, ILIL39,948$71,502+63%

279Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$71,674+57%

280Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$71,750+53%

281Channahon, ILIL14,530$71,991+51%

282Grayslake, ILIL21,140$73,143+67%

283Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$73,154+39%

284Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$73,313+48%

285Wheaton, ILIL54,065$73,385+41%

286Mokena, ILIL19,897$74,703+75%

287Darien, ILIL22,032$74,836+42%

288Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$74,841+39%

289Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$74,846+44%

290Minooka, ILIL12,899$75,249+48%

291Gurnee, ILIL30,458$75,742+54%

292Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$75,856+52%

293Cary, ILIL17,932$76,801+51%

294Shorewood, ILIL18,536$76,842+47%

295Geneva, ILIL21,138$77,299+55%

296Bartlett, ILIL40,855$79,718+55%

297Algonquin, ILIL30,824$79,730+49%

298La Grange, ILIL15,935$80,342+53%

299Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$80,525+44%

300Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$80,542+58%

301Glenview, ILIL47,711$80,730+37%

302Plainfield, ILIL50,043$80,799+85%

303Frankfort, ILIL21,365$83,055+37%

304Barrington, ILIL10,586$83,085+30%

305Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$84,125+44%

306Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$84,795+58%

307Gilberts, ILIL9,082$87,847+61%

308Naperville, ILIL153,114$88,771+46%

309Libertyville, ILIL20,701$88,828+44%

310Winfield, ILIL10,146$89,060+51%

311River Forest, ILIL11,393$89,284+43%

312Northfield, ILIL5,632$91,313+21%

313Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$94,222+24%

314Northbrook, ILIL34,744$95,665+30%

315Western Springs, ILIL13,588$98,876+47%

316Highland Park, ILIL30,767$100,967+40%

317Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$104,551+53%

318Wilmette, ILIL27,459$106,773+50%

319Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$106,951+22%

320Deerfield, ILIL19,642$107,194+49%

321Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$114,521+38%

322Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$129,507+49%

323Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$132,720+66%

324Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$134,259+38%

325Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$136,462+44%

326Inverness, ILIL7,418$141,672+24%

327Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$146,537+33%

328Long Grove, ILIL8,343$148,150+38%

329Glencoe, ILIL8,724$164,432+46%

330Winnetka, ILIL12,518$167,458+41%

331South Barrington, ILIL5,071$170,755+39%

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