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Lowest median household income, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$24,009+13%

02Carbondale, ILIL21,811$24,093+52%

03West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$30,938+22%

04Harvey, ILIL19,849$32,635+2%

05Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$34,335+30%

06Macomb, ILIL14,530$34,467+33%

07Vandalia, ILIL7,108$35,862+16%

08Urbana, ILIL39,719$35,984+29%

09Galesburg, ILIL28,581$37,322+17%

10Danville, ILIL28,138$37,328+23%

11Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$37,929+48%

12Riverdale, ILIL10,280$38,355+0%

13Kankakee, ILIL23,400$38,763+27%

14Centralia, ILIL11,863$39,117+23%

15Freeport, ILIL23,202$39,787+12%

16Kewanee, ILIL12,115$40,196+34%

17Mattoon, ILIL16,667$40,576+28%

18Greenville, ILIL7,469$40,625+14%

19Streator, ILIL12,190$40,778+20%

20Metropolis, ILIL5,727$40,883+61%

21Taylorville, ILIL10,522$41,397+21%

22Charleston, ILIL17,466$41,436+72%

23Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$41,675+31%

24Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$41,756+43%

25Rantoul, ILIL11,991$41,837+13%

26Markham, ILIL11,274$42,050+1%

27Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$42,194+50%

28Paris, ILIL8,026$42,446+37%

29Alton, ILIL25,013$43,291+39%

30Beardstown, ILIL5,691$43,425+49%

31DeKalb, ILIL40,467$44,223+26%

32Rock Falls, ILIL8,521$44,264+29%

33Rockford, ILIL147,384$44,771+19%

34Benton, ILIL6,558$44,795+65%

35Marion, ILIL17,148$44,929+48%

36Robinson, ILIL7,283$45,137+50%

37Decatur, ILIL67,884$45,404+37%

38Herrin, ILIL12,268$45,713+60%

39Litchfield, ILIL6,598$45,772+59%

40Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$45,921+43%

41Sauk, ILIL9,624$46,061−1%

42Canton, ILIL13,297$46,362+50%

43Dixon, ILIL14,582$46,479+30%

44Sterling, ILIL14,394$46,491+23%

45Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$46,500+40%

46Eureka, ILIL5,129$46,579+4%

47Clinton, ILIL6,781$46,741+29%

48Carlinville, ILIL5,465$46,754+36%

49Quincy, ILIL38,918$46,935+52%

50Summit, ILIL10,753$46,972+23%

51North Chicago, ILIL34,050$47,213+24%

52Posen, ILIL5,405$47,378−4%

53Pana, ILIL5,010$47,701+61%

54Salem, ILIL7,035$48,022+40%

55Rock Island, ILIL36,225$48,120+39%

56Lincoln, ILIL12,981$48,510+41%

57Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844$48,809+9%

58Rochelle, ILIL9,498$49,413+30%

59Pontiac, ILIL10,806$49,458+32%

60Champaign, ILIL91,195$49,467+51%

61Steger, ILIL9,352$49,492+14%

62Olney, ILIL8,347$49,650+77%

63Chicago Heights, ILIL26,508$49,880+35%

64Wood River, ILIL10,224$50,047+48%

65Calumet Park, ILIL6,772$50,049+10%

66Dolton, ILIL20,671$50,237+5%

67Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$50,549+30%

68Pekin, ILIL31,277$50,552+33%

69Calumet City, ILIL34,798$50,640+30%

70Monmouth, ILIL8,599$50,740+51%

71Park City, ILIL7,893$50,860+39%

72East Moline, ILIL20,453$51,388+43%

73Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036$51,555+17%

74Peoria, ILIL110,920$51,736+42%

75Chester, ILIL6,847$51,830+33%

76Princeton, ILIL7,674$51,844+31%

77Blue Island, ILIL21,805$51,859+42%

78Harvard, ILIL9,504$51,931+17%

79Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$51,998+28%

80Effingham, ILIL12,406$52,551+51%

81Belvidere, ILIL25,462$52,609+24%

82Peru, ILIL9,780$52,635+42%

83East Alton, ILIL5,621$52,773+86%

84Belleville, ILIL40,237$52,843+47%

85LaSalle, ILIL9,388$53,208+64%

86Ottawa, ILIL18,684$53,544+47%

87Granite City, ILIL26,807$53,545+50%

88Melrose Park, ILIL23,936$53,596+32%

89Cicero, ILIL81,858$53,726+41%

90Waukegan, ILIL87,940$53,778+27%

91Springfield, ILIL112,989$54,164+38%

92Broadview, ILIL7,871$54,537+14%

93Bradley, ILIL15,214$54,824+31%

94Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024$55,010+9%

95Bridgeview, ILIL16,521$55,102+31%

96North Riverside, ILIL7,161$55,879+27%

97Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$56,005+46%

98Hillside, ILIL8,140$56,019+10%

99Milan, ILIL5,028$56,193+63%

100Geneseo, ILIL6,505$56,211+38%

101Collinsville, ILIL23,717$56,250+33%

102Park Forest, ILIL21,079$56,393+19%

103Bartonville, ILIL5,804$56,515+39%

104Maywood, ILIL23,330$56,623+35%

105Silvis, ILIL7,979$56,768+62%

106Zion, ILIL24,447$56,819+24%

107Loves Park, ILIL23,712$57,096+26%

108Moline, ILIL42,362$57,475+46%

109Wilmington, ILIL5,614$57,500+26%

110Justice, ILIL12,285$57,523+14%

111Lansing, ILIL28,068$57,659+21%

112Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$57,967+63%

113Carterville, ILIL5,839$58,362+58%

114Normal, ILIL53,275$58,381+45%

115Crest Hill, ILIL20,695$58,462+29%

116Schiller Park, ILIL11,317$58,637+41%

117Alsip, ILIL18,483$58,768+23%

118Mendota, ILIL6,894$58,974+50%

119Worth, ILIL10,696$59,464+39%

120South Beloit, ILIL7,996$59,470+67%

121Northlake, ILIL12,462$60,495+25%

122Crestwood, ILIL10,529$60,541+32%

123Midlothian, ILIL13,841$61,067+22%

124Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$61,293+85%

125Morris, ILIL14,669$61,419+37%

126Berwyn, ILIL55,001$61,915+41%

127Chicago, ILIL2,731,585$62,097+61%

128University Park, ILIL7,019$62,258+23%

129Fox Lake, ILIL10,849$62,615+35%

130Bellwood, ILIL18,116$63,006+19%

131River Grove, ILIL10,409$63,193+58%

132Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675$63,312+34%

133Niles, ILIL30,443$63,490+31%

134Richton Park, ILIL12,483$63,777+32%

135Machesney Park, ILIL22,805$64,263+33%

136Highland, ILIL10,042$64,332+63%

137Palos Hills, ILIL18,028$64,364+23%

138Bensenville, ILIL18,525$64,401+18%

139Glenwood, ILIL8,416$64,857+20%

140East Peoria, ILIL22,088$65,164+57%

141Sycamore, ILIL19,083$65,924+27%

142Lyons, ILIL10,433$66,005+49%

143Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101$66,272+21%

144Bethalto, ILIL9,202$66,834+58%

145South Holland, ILIL20,749$66,859+11%

146Bloomington, ILIL78,804$66,861+44%

147Braidwood, ILIL6,259$67,057+23%

148Countryside, ILIL6,260$67,201+48%

149Stickney, ILIL6,897$67,246+57%

150Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761$67,745+56%

151Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$67,755+45%

152Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175$68,505+39%

153Addison, ILIL35,758$68,534+27%

154Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989$69,227+15%

155Oak Lawn, ILIL56,450$69,352+46%

156Woodstock, ILIL25,740$69,470+45%

157Marengo, ILIL7,737$69,688+39%

158Westmont, ILIL24,155$69,902+36%

159Glendale Heights, ILIL32,655$70,034+24%

160Burbank, ILIL28,578$70,052+42%

161Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215$70,306+22%

162Sandwich, ILIL7,380$70,563+41%

163Forest Park, ILIL13,829$70,670+60%

164Berkeley, ILIL5,141$71,025+20%

165Waterloo, ILIL11,132$71,207+52%

166Beach Park, ILIL14,114$71,250+26%

167Manteno, ILIL9,201$71,576+47%

168Wheeling, ILIL38,391$71,966+30%

169Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552$72,500+30%

170Genoa, ILIL5,547$72,795+51%

171Joliet, ILIL152,241$72,871+53%

172Elgin, ILIL115,476$72,999+39%

173Godfrey, ILIL17,620$73,041+45%

174Carpentersville, ILIL37,045$73,105+34%

175Des Plaines, ILIL58,772$73,639+37%

176Savoy, ILIL9,113$74,189+53%

177Aurora, ILIL181,505$74,659+36%

178Skokie, ILIL66,544$74,725+30%

179Highwood, ILIL5,323$74,875+74%

180Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206$74,896+33%

181Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$74,937+61%

182Coal City, ILIL5,831$75,108+45%

183Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$75,271+48%

184Crete, ILIL8,345$75,403+11%

185Wood Dale, ILIL14,081$75,521+31%

186Lynwood, ILIL9,297$76,154+35%

187Monee, ILIL5,119$76,638+31%

188Monticello, ILIL6,080$76,667+68%

189Troy, ILIL11,893$76,672+43%

190Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$76,920+56%

191McHenry, ILIL29,217$77,004+38%

192Homewood, ILIL18,773$77,013+35%

193West Chicago, ILIL25,296$77,098+22%

194Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,902$77,207+30%

195Hanover Park, ILIL36,568$77,367+26%

196Huntley, ILIL29,132$77,420+28%

197Norridge, ILIL14,808$78,300+64%

198Washington, ILIL15,902$78,608+51%

199Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690$78,609+32%

200Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448$78,744–

201Oak Forest, ILIL26,792$78,865+31%

202Morton, ILIL17,565$78,979+47%

203Plano, ILIL12,677$79,113+70%

204Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$79,154+44%

205Villa Park, ILIL21,888$79,314+42%

206Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283$79,396+48%

207Lakemoor, ILIL6,449$80,966+44%

208Swansea, ILIL14,356$81,625+64%

209Tinley Park, ILIL55,140$82,163+33%

210Lake Holiday, ILIL5,641$82,195–

211Evanston, ILIL76,380$82,335+46%

212Orland Hills, ILIL6,663$82,337+33%

213Schaumburg, ILIL77,249$82,387+35%

214Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525$82,500+31%

215Round Lake, ILIL18,526$82,550+42%

216Palatine, ILIL65,842$83,495+32%

217Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593$83,958+41%

218Island Lake, ILIL8,047$83,970+32%

219Maryville, ILIL8,413$84,293+40%

220Mount Prospect, ILIL55,395$84,353+48%

221Matteson, ILIL18,543$84,611+42%

222Orland Park, ILIL57,954$84,676+25%

223Brookfield, ILIL18,879$84,891+61%

224Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898$84,956+52%

225Elk Grove, ILIL31,885$85,240+37%

226Romeoville, ILIL41,281$85,888+41%

227Lombard, ILIL44,399$86,167+44%

228Willowbrook, ILIL9,126$86,364+52%

229Warrenville, ILIL15,211$86,462+38%

230Morton Grove, ILIL24,582$87,063+37%

231Shiloh, ILIL14,604$87,076+51%

232Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476$87,397+30%

233Lockport, ILIL27,822$87,817+48%

234Woodridge, ILIL34,028$88,803+43%

235Westchester, ILIL16,300$88,861+51%

236Streamwood, ILIL38,277$88,917+37%

237Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545$89,683+98%

238Carol Stream, ILIL39,315$89,820+38%

239Wauconda, ILIL13,993$90,019+56%

240North Aurora, ILIL19,406$90,315+54%

241Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$90,422+27%

242O'Fallon, ILIL32,656$90,432+62%

243Palos Heights, ILIL12,084$90,995+30%

244Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288$91,456+37%

245Mundelein, ILIL32,680$91,535+31%

246Bolingbrook, ILIL74,803$92,184+36%

247Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,858$92,423+40%

248Roselle, ILIL22,756$92,470+42%

249Gages Lake, ILIL10,819$93,837+31%

250Rockton, ILIL7,870$94,109+64%

251West Dundee, ILIL8,570$95,707+53%

252Elburn, ILIL7,084$95,717+41%

253Gilberts, ILIL9,082$96,420+10%

254Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590$96,470+32%

255Chatham, ILIL14,579$96,655+60%

256Lisle, ILIL23,432$96,945+47%

257Oak Park, ILIL52,823$96,945+64%

258Minooka, ILIL12,899$97,097+29%

259Downers Grove, ILIL50,365$97,197+48%

260Oswego, ILIL39,948$97,330+36%

261Batavia, ILIL26,586$97,995+43%

262Willow Springs, ILIL5,788$98,664+69%

263Roscoe, ILIL11,034$98,750+67%

264South Elgin, ILIL25,656$99,189+47%

265Montgomery, ILIL21,978$99,208+94%

266Channahon, ILIL14,530$99,429+38%

267Grayslake, ILIL21,140$99,583+36%

268Hampshire, ILIL9,266$99,635+70%

269Itasca, ILIL9,488$99,706+42%

270Arlington Heights, ILIL76,216$100,221+48%

271Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825$100,725+41%

272Darien, ILIL22,032$100,771+35%

273Gurnee, ILIL30,458$100,892+33%

274Yorkville, ILIL26,730$101,245+68%

275St. Charles, ILIL33,594$102,414+48%

276Volo, ILIL6,805$103,264+125%

277Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681$103,486+22%

278Antioch, ILIL15,000$103,659+84%

279Cary, ILIL17,932$105,344+37%

280Lake Villa, ILIL8,692$105,639+62%

281Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$105,651−1%

282Manhattan, ILIL10,943$105,726+90%

283Wheaton, ILIL54,065$105,764+44%

284Shorewood, ILIL18,536$106,341+38%

285Flossmoor, ILIL9,358$107,271+14%

286Columbia, ILIL10,865$107,500+85%

287La Grange Park, ILIL13,453$107,945+83%

288Homer Glen, ILIL24,873$108,783–

289Algonquin, ILIL30,824$109,819+38%

290Mokena, ILIL19,897$109,935+47%

291Bartlett, ILIL40,855$109,980+38%

292Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381$110,607+46%

293Barrington, ILIL10,586$112,794+36%

294Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560$113,170+63%

295Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868$113,467+35%

296Park Ridge, ILIL38,463$113,809+56%

297Mahomet, ILIL10,516$113,871+98%

298Lemont, ILIL18,513$114,509+62%

299New Lenox, ILIL28,893$115,327+70%

300Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810$115,495+54%

301Geneva, ILIL21,138$116,083+50%

302Johnsburg, ILIL6,445$116,556+67%

303Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812$117,921+46%

304Glenview, ILIL47,711$118,019+46%

305Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750$118,208+58%

306Riverside, ILIL8,939$120,336+85%

307La Grange, ILIL15,935$122,629+53%

308Elmhurst, ILIL46,111$123,869+77%

309River Forest, ILIL11,393$125,288+40%

310Winfield, ILIL10,146$125,481+41%

311Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$127,155+77%

312Naperville, ILIL153,114$127,648+44%

313Northbrook, ILIL34,744$128,883+35%

314Spring Grove, ILIL5,526$129,191+60%

315Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$130,076−3%

316Plainfield, ILIL50,043$131,241+62%

317Frankfort, ILIL21,365$140,731+69%

318Oak Brook, ILIL8,108$140,743−4%

319Northfield, ILIL5,632$143,661+57%

320Highland Park, ILIL30,767$147,067+46%

321Libertyville, ILIL20,701$150,580+70%

322Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$151,900+17%

323Wilmette, ILIL27,459$161,765+52%

324Deerfield, ILIL19,642$162,064+51%

325Campton Hills, ILIL10,894$173,503–

326Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563$174,444+52%

327South Barrington, ILIL5,071$183,750+8%

328Western Springs, ILIL13,588$184,412+87%

329Inverness, ILIL7,418$185,558+31%

330Lake Forest, ILIL19,731$189,118+39%

331Glencoe, ILIL8,724$195,600+19%

332Hinsdale, ILIL17,573$206,701+98%

333Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$206,875+56%

334Long Grove, ILIL8,343$207,188+40%

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

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