Illinois · Census place 68705
Sesser city, IL
Quick answer
Sesser city has 1,919 residents, ranking #519 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $52,326, the median home is worth $79,800 and median gross rent runs $703 a month.
- Population
- 1,919Sesser city residents
- Median household income
- $52,326Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $703Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sesser city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sesser city median would spend about 16.1% 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 15.2% of residents and 75.7% 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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