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Lowest median household income, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 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 2000

01Carbondale, ILIL21,811$15,882+0%

02East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$21,324+0%

03Charleston, ILIL17,466$24,140+0%

04West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$25,358+0%

05Metropolis, ILIL5,727$25,371+0%

06Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$25,551+0%

07Macomb, ILIL14,530$25,994+0%

08Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$26,507+0%

09Benton, ILIL6,558$27,177+0%

10Urbana, ILIL39,719$27,819+0%

11Olney, ILIL8,347$28,084+0%

12Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$28,145+0%

13East Alton, ILIL5,621$28,404+0%

14Herrin, ILIL12,268$28,532+0%

15Litchfield, ILIL6,598$28,717+0%

16Beardstown, ILIL5,691$29,104+0%

17Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$29,124+0%

18Pana, ILIL5,010$29,611+0%

19Kewanee, ILIL12,115$29,895+0%

20Robinson, ILIL7,283$30,153+0%

21Marion, ILIL17,148$30,364+0%

22Danville, ILIL28,138$30,431+0%

23Kankakee, ILIL23,400$30,469+0%

24Vandalia, ILIL7,108$30,857+0%

25Paris, ILIL8,026$30,902+0%

26Quincy, ILIL38,918$30,956+0%

27Canton, ILIL13,297$31,011+0%

28Alton, ILIL25,013$31,213+0%

29Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$31,715+0%

30Mattoon, ILIL16,667$31,800+0%

31Centralia, ILIL11,863$31,905+0%

32Harvey, ILIL19,849$31,958+0%

33Galesburg, ILIL28,581$31,987+0%

34Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$32,161+0%

35LaSalle, ILIL9,388$32,491+0%

36Champaign, ILIL91,195$32,795+0%

37Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$33,075+0%

38Decatur, ILIL67,884$33,111+0%

39Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$33,117+0%

40Monmouth, ILIL8,599$33,641+0%

41Streator, ILIL12,190$33,868+0%

42Wood River, ILIL10,224$33,875+0%

43Taylorville, ILIL10,522$34,235+0%

44Carlinville, ILIL5,465$34,259+0%

45Salem, ILIL7,035$34,339+0%

46Lincoln, ILIL12,981$34,435+0%

47Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$34,442+0%

48Milan, ILIL5,028$34,556+0%

49Rock Island, ILIL36,225$34,729+0%

50Effingham, ILIL12,406$34,761+0%

51Silvis, ILIL7,979$35,047+0%

52DeKalb, ILIL40,467$35,153+0%

53Freeport, ILIL23,202$35,399+0%

54Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$35,556+0%

55South Beloit, ILIL7,996$35,597+0%

56Granite City, ILIL26,807$35,615+0%

57Greenville, ILIL7,469$35,650+0%

58Dixon, ILIL14,582$35,720+0%

59East Moline, ILIL20,453$35,836+0%

60Belleville, ILIL40,237$35,979+0%

61Clinton, ILIL6,781$36,279+0%

62Peoria, ILIL110,920$36,397+0%

63Park City, ILIL7,893$36,508+0%

64Ottawa, ILIL18,684$36,513+0%

65Blue Island, ILIL21,805$36,520+0%

66Rantoul, ILIL11,991$36,904+0%

67Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$36,958+0%

68Carterville, ILIL5,839$36,969+0%

69Peru, ILIL9,780$37,060+0%

70Pontiac, ILIL10,806$37,593+0%

71Sterling, ILIL14,394$37,664+0%

72Rockford, ILIL147,384$37,667+0%

73Pekin, ILIL31,277$37,972+0%

74Rochelle, ILIL9,498$37,984+0%

75Cicero, ILIL81,858$38,044+0%

76Summit, ILIL10,753$38,132+0%

77North Chicago, ILIL34,050$38,180+0%

78Riverdale, ILIL10,280$38,321+0%

79Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$38,348+0%

80Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$38,625+0%

81Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$38,775+0%

82Calumet City, ILIL34,798$38,902+0%

83Chester, ILIL6,847$39,079+0%

84Mendota, ILIL6,894$39,354+0%

85Moline, ILIL42,362$39,363+0%

86Springfield, ILIL112,989$39,388+0%

87Highland, ILIL10,042$39,524+0%

88Princeton, ILIL7,674$39,622+0%

89River Grove, ILIL10,409$40,050+0%

90Normal, ILIL53,275$40,379+0%

91Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$40,689+0%

92Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$40,697+0%

93Geneseo, ILIL6,505$40,760+0%

94Bartonville, ILIL5,804$40,766+0%

95East Peoria, ILIL22,088$41,538+0%

96Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$41,583+0%

97Markham, ILIL11,274$41,592+0%

98Bradley, ILIL15,214$41,757+0%

99Maywood, ILIL23,330$41,942+0%

100Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$42,073+0%

101Bethalto, ILIL9,202$42,201+0%

102Waukegan, ILIL87,940$42,335+0%

103Collinsville, ILIL23,717$42,353+0%

104Belvidere, ILIL25,462$42,529+0%

105Worth, ILIL10,696$42,723+0%

106Stickney, ILIL6,897$42,772+0%

107Highwood, ILIL5,323$42,993+0%

108Steger, ILIL9,352$43,275+0%

109Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$43,288+0%

110Berwyn, ILIL55,001$43,833+0%

111North Riverside, ILIL7,161$43,856+0%

112Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$44,101+0%

113Forest Park, ILIL13,829$44,103+0%

114Lyons, ILIL10,433$44,306+0%

115Harvard, ILIL9,504$44,363+0%

116Morris, ILIL14,669$44,739+0%

117Eureka, ILIL5,129$44,744+0%

118Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$44,896+0%

119Loves Park, ILIL23,712$45,238+0%

120Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$45,313+0%

121Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$45,313+0%

122Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$45,357+0%

123Countryside, ILIL6,260$45,469+0%

124Wilmington, ILIL5,614$45,659+0%

125Zion, ILIL24,447$45,723+0%

126Monticello, ILIL6,080$45,754+0%

127Crestwood, ILIL10,529$45,813+0%

128Volo, ILIL6,805$45,833+0%

129Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$46,451+0%

130Bloomington, ILIL78,804$46,496+0%

131Plano, ILIL12,677$46,526+0%

132Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$46,548+0%

133Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$46,688+0%

134Sauk, ILIL9,624$46,718+0%

135Waterloo, ILIL11,132$46,938+0%

136Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$47,315+0%

137Lansing, ILIL28,068$47,554+0%

138Park Forest, ILIL21,079$47,579+0%

139Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$47,585+0%

140Broadview, ILIL7,871$47,651+0%

141Joliet, ILIL152,241$47,761+0%

142Norridge, ILIL14,808$47,787+0%

143Woodstock, ILIL25,740$47,871+0%

144Alsip, ILIL18,483$47,963+0%

145Dolton, ILIL20,671$48,020+0%

146Genoa, ILIL5,547$48,125+0%

147Richton Park, ILIL12,483$48,299+0%

148Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$48,315+0%

149Northlake, ILIL12,462$48,406+0%

150Savoy, ILIL9,113$48,500+0%

151Manteno, ILIL9,201$48,599+0%

152Niles, ILIL30,443$48,627+0%

153Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$49,131+0%

154Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$49,329+0%

155Burbank, ILIL28,578$49,388+0%

156Posen, ILIL5,405$49,470+0%

157Swansea, ILIL14,356$49,851+0%

158Midlothian, ILIL13,841$50,000+0%

159Marengo, ILIL7,737$50,214+0%

160Sandwich, ILIL7,380$50,215+0%

161Justice, ILIL12,285$50,254+0%

162Godfrey, ILIL17,620$50,342+0%

163Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$50,576+0%

164University Park, ILIL7,019$50,652+0%

165Hillside, ILIL8,140$50,776+0%

166Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$50,921+0%

167Montgomery, ILIL21,978$51,028+0%

168Westmont, ILIL24,155$51,422+0%

169Coal City, ILIL5,831$51,921+0%

170Sycamore, ILIL19,083$51,921+0%

171Washington, ILIL15,902$52,210+0%

172Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$52,329+0%

173Elgin, ILIL115,476$52,605+0%

174Brookfield, ILIL18,879$52,636+0%

175Bellwood, ILIL18,116$52,856+0%

176Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$53,514+0%

177Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$53,638+0%

178Troy, ILIL11,893$53,720+0%

179Morton, ILIL17,565$53,869+0%

180Glenwood, ILIL8,416$53,894+0%

181Addison, ILIL35,758$54,090+0%

182Braidwood, ILIL6,259$54,375+0%

183Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$54,526+0%

184Bensenville, ILIL18,525$54,662+0%

185Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$54,779+0%

186Aurora, ILIL181,505$54,861+0%

187Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$54,936+0%

188Wheeling, ILIL38,391$55,491+0%

189Manhattan, ILIL10,943$55,559+0%

190Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$55,641+0%

191Villa Park, ILIL21,888$55,706+0%

192McHenry, ILIL29,217$55,759+0%

193Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$55,841+0%

194O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$55,927+0%

195Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$56,217+0%

196Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$56,285+0%

197Evanston, ILIL76,380$56,335+0%

198Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$56,375+0%

199Antioch, ILIL15,000$56,481+0%

200Beach Park, ILIL14,114$56,553+0%

201Lynwood, ILIL9,297$56,554+0%

202Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$56,725+0%

203Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$57,165+0%

204Homewood, ILIL18,773$57,213+0%

205Rockton, ILIL7,870$57,292+0%

206Skokie, ILIL66,544$57,375+0%

207Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$57,509+0%

208Mahomet, ILIL10,516$57,574+0%

209Shiloh, ILIL14,604$57,692+0%

210Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$57,701+0%

211Wauconda, ILIL13,993$57,805+0%

212Columbia, ILIL10,865$58,003+0%

213Round Lake, ILIL18,526$58,051+0%

214Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$58,322+0%

215Hampshire, ILIL9,266$58,519+0%

216North Aurora, ILIL19,406$58,557+0%

217Monee, ILIL5,119$58,625+0%

218La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$58,918+0%

219Westchester, ILIL16,300$58,928+0%

220Berkeley, ILIL5,141$58,984+0%

221Lockport, ILIL27,822$59,179+0%

222Oak Park, ILIL52,823$59,183+0%

223Roscoe, ILIL11,034$59,267+0%

224Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$59,359+0%

225Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$59,535+0%

226Matteson, ILIL18,543$59,583+0%

227Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$59,712+0%

228Lombard, ILIL44,399$60,015+0%

229Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$60,016+0%

230Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$60,073+0%

231Maryville, ILIL8,413$60,135+0%

232South Holland, ILIL20,749$60,246+0%

233Chatham, ILIL14,579$60,350+0%

234Yorkville, ILIL26,730$60,391+0%

235Huntley, ILIL29,132$60,456+0%

236Romeoville, ILIL41,281$60,738+0%

237Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$60,941+0%

238Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$61,358+0%

239Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$61,648+0%

240Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$61,884+0%

241Woodridge, ILIL34,028$61,944+0%

242Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$62,132+0%

243Warrenville, ILIL15,211$62,430+0%

244West Dundee, ILIL8,570$62,540+0%

245Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$62,795+0%

246Palatine, ILIL65,842$63,321+0%

247West Chicago, ILIL25,296$63,424+0%

248Island Lake, ILIL8,047$63,455+0%

249Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$63,511+0%

250Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$64,893+0%

251Riverside, ILIL8,939$64,931+0%

252Streamwood, ILIL38,277$65,076+0%

253Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$65,078+0%

254Roselle, ILIL22,756$65,254+0%

255Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$65,539+0%

256Lisle, ILIL23,432$65,821+0%

257Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$65,937+0%

258Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$66,872+0%

259South Elgin, ILIL25,656$67,323+0%

260Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$67,365+0%

261Orland Park, ILIL57,954$67,574+0%

262Crete, ILIL8,345$67,671+0%

263New Lenox, ILIL28,893$67,697+0%

264Elburn, ILIL7,084$67,788+0%

265Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$67,807+0%

266Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$67,852+0%

267Batavia, ILIL26,586$68,656+0%

268St. Charles, ILIL33,594$69,424+0%

269Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$69,459+0%

270Mundelein, ILIL32,680$69,651+0%

271Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$69,794+0%

272Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$69,864+0%

273Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$69,907+0%

274Itasca, ILIL9,488$70,156+0%

275Lemont, ILIL18,513$70,563+0%

276Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$71,234+0%

277Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$71,297+0%

278Oswego, ILIL39,948$71,502+0%

279Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$71,674+0%

280Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$71,750+0%

281Channahon, ILIL14,530$71,991+0%

282Grayslake, ILIL21,140$73,143+0%

283Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$73,154+0%

284Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$73,313+0%

285Wheaton, ILIL54,065$73,385+0%

286Mokena, ILIL19,897$74,703+0%

287Darien, ILIL22,032$74,836+0%

288Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$74,841+0%

289Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$74,846+0%

290Minooka, ILIL12,899$75,249+0%

291Gurnee, ILIL30,458$75,742+0%

292Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$75,856+0%

293Cary, ILIL17,932$76,801+0%

294Shorewood, ILIL18,536$76,842+0%

295Geneva, ILIL21,138$77,299+0%

296Bartlett, ILIL40,855$79,718+0%

297Algonquin, ILIL30,824$79,730+0%

298La Grange, ILIL15,935$80,342+0%

299Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$80,525+0%

300Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$80,542+0%

301Glenview, ILIL47,711$80,730+0%

302Plainfield, ILIL50,043$80,799+0%

303Frankfort, ILIL21,365$83,055+0%

304Barrington, ILIL10,586$83,085+0%

305Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$84,125+0%

306Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$84,795+0%

307Gilberts, ILIL9,082$87,847+0%

308Naperville, ILIL153,114$88,771+0%

309Libertyville, ILIL20,701$88,828+0%

310Winfield, ILIL10,146$89,060+0%

311River Forest, ILIL11,393$89,284+0%

312Northfield, ILIL5,632$91,313+0%

313Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$94,222+0%

314Northbrook, ILIL34,744$95,665+0%

315Western Springs, ILIL13,588$98,876+0%

316Highland Park, ILIL30,767$100,967+0%

317Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$104,551+0%

318Wilmette, ILIL27,459$106,773+0%

319Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$106,951+0%

320Deerfield, ILIL19,642$107,194+0%

321Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$114,521+0%

322Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$129,507+0%

323Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$132,720+0%

324Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$134,259+0%

325Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$136,462+0%

326Inverness, ILIL7,418$141,672+0%

327Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$146,537+0%

328Long Grove, ILIL8,343$148,150+0%

329Glencoe, ILIL8,724$164,432+0%

330Winnetka, ILIL12,518$167,458+0%

331South Barrington, ILIL5,071$170,755+0%

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