Illinois · Census place 10373
Cahokia Heights city, IL
Quick answer
Cahokia Heights city has 17,173 residents, ranking #148 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $37,975, the median home is worth $56,900 and median gross rent runs $959 a month.
- Population
- 17,173Cahokia Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $37,975Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $56,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $959Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cahokia Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cahokia Heights city median would spend about 30.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.7% of residents and 52.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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