Illinois · Census place 10383
Cairo city, IL
Quick answer
Cairo city has 1,699 residents, ranking #544 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $35,493, the median home is worth $28,200 and median gross rent runs $282 a month.
- Population
- 1,699Cairo city residents
- Median household income
- $35,493Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $28,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $282Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cairo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cairo city median would spend about 9.5% 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 0.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.5% of residents and 64.9% 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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