2022 population: 18,796
( 8,210 from 2010
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Land area: 13.9 square miles
Population density: 1350.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 341 | 1.81% | ![]() |
Black: | 17,559 | 93.42% | ![]() |
Indian: | 2 | 0.01% | ![]() |
Asian: | 184 | 0.98% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 338 | 1.80% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 234 | 1.24% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 18,455 | 98.19% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | 122 | 0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -8,332 | -37.4 |
Age, Family & Household Data for East St. Louis township, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 10,896 | |
Median Value | $55,100 | |
Occupied | 7,676 | 70.4% |
Vacant | 3,220 | 29.6% |
Owned | 4,019 | 52.4% |
Rented | 3,657 | 47.6% |
Median Rent | $585 | |
Single-Family Units | 6,944 | 63.7% |
Detached | 6,768 | 62.1% |
Attached | 176 | 1.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,344 | 21.5% |
Mobile Homes | 47 | 0.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,302 | 17.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 788 | 10.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 725 | 9.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 624 | 8.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 460 | 6.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 421 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 326 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 320 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 297 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 508 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 739 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 503 | 6.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 264 | 3.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 163 | 2.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 165 | 2.1% |
$200,000 or more | 71 | 0.9% |
Median Household Income | 28,519 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,877 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,113 | 14.5% |
Public Assistance | 444 | 5.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,124 | 40.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 6,340 | 55.0% |
Unemployed | 1,032 | 9.0% |
In Armed Forces | 14 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 7,386 | 64.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 4,138 | 35.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 44.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,924 | 3,208 | 37.5% |
Non-Profit | 233 | 266 | 46.7% |
Self-Employed | 190 | 142 | 57.2% |
Local Government | 101 | 341 | 22.9% |
State Government | 42 | 247 | 14.5% |
Federal Government | 108 | 274 | 28.3% |
Total Private + Self | 2,114 | 3,350 | 38.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 484 | 1,128 | 30.0% |
Total | 2,598 | 4,478 | 36.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 323 | 4.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,864 | 26.3% |
Professional, Technical | 981 | 13.9% |
Service Occupations | 2,111 | 29.8% |
All others | 1,804 | 25.5% |
White Collar | 44.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Accommodation and food services | 1,006 | 14.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 764 | 10.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 736 | 10.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 708 | 10.0% |
Retail trade | 665 | 9.4% |
Manufacturing | 627 | 8.9% |
Other services | 577 | 8.1% |
Public administration | 516 | 7.3% |
Educational services | 456 | 6.4% |
Finance and insurance | 402 | 5.7% |
Wholesale trade | 185 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 164 | 2.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 104 | 1.5% |
Construction | 55 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 44 | 0.6% |
Information | 42 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 21 | 0.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 34 | 0.18% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 15 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 185 | 0.98% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 17,601 | 98.8% |
Spanish | 115 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 84 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
African | 210 | 1.1% |
American | 171 | 0.9% |
German | 61 | 0.3% |
Irish | 29 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 17 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 15 | 0.1% |
Czech | 14 | 0.1% |
Icelander | 14 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2 | 0.0% |
Polish | 2 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 1 | 0.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 18,733 | 99.7% |
Not a citizen | 63 | 0.3% |
Native | 18,567 | 98.8% |
Foreign-born | 229 | 1.2% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
671 | 4.9% | 1,738 | 12.7% | 5,240 | 38.2% | 4,375 | 31.9% | 1,026 | 7.5% | 669 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 671 | 4.9% |
9-12 Years | 1,738 | 12.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 5,240 | 38.2% |
Some College | 4,375 | 31.9% |
Bach. Degree | 1,026 | 7.5% |
Grad Degree | 669 | 4.9% |
Average years of education: 12.5 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +130 | R +2,686 | R + 4.2% | |
D -2,556 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +191 | R +5,216 | R + 5.8% | |
D -5,025 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +197 | R +6,543 | R + 6.0% | |
D -6,346 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +67 | R +3,857 | R + 1.7% | |
D -3,790 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 55% | Joe Biden (D) | 7,541 | 96.3% | Donald Trump* (R) | 281 | 3.6% | 10 | 0.1% | 7,832 | -37 | -43 | 0.13% |
2016 | 64% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 10,097 | 97.4% | Donald Trump (R) | 151 | 1.5% | 116 | 1.1% | 10,364 | -37 | -44 | 0.19% |
2012 | 70% | Barack Obama* (D) | 12,566 | 99.1% | Mitt Romney (R) | 90 | 0.7% | 26 | 0.2% | 12,682 | -40 | -46 | 0.24% |
2008 | 72% | Barack Obama (D) | 13,887 | 99.2% | John McCain (R) | 84 | 0.6% | 23 | 0.2% | 13,994 | -36 | -45 | 0.25% |
2000 | 56% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 11,538 | 97.8% | George W. Bush (R) | 215 | 1.8% | 50 | 0.4% | 11,803 | -41 | -46 | 0.25% |
2020 President, East St. Louis township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 7,541 | 96.3% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 281 | 3.6% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 10 | 0.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 7,832 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, East St. Louis township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 10,097 | 97.4% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 151 | 1.5% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 30 | 0.3% | |||||||||
Other | 86 | 0.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 10,364 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, East St. Louis township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 12,566 | 99.1% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 90 | 0.7% | |||||||||
Other | 26 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 12,682 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, East St. Louis township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 13,887 | 99.2% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 84 | 0.6% | |||||||||
Other | 23 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 13,994 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, East St. Louis township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 215 | 1.8% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 11,538 | 97.8% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 29 | 0.2% | |||||||||
Other | 21 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 11,803 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 37% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 5,112 | 96.8% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 121 | 2.3% | 47 [+] | 0.9% | 5,280 | -39 | 0.13% |
2022 | G | 37% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 5,106 | 96.2% | Darren Bailey (R) | 140 | 2.6% | 59 [+] | 1.1% | 5,305 | -40 | 0.13% |
2020 | S2 | 58% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 7,758 | 92.9% | Mark Curran (R) | 272 | 3.3% | 325 [+] | 3.9% | 8,355 | -36 | 0.14% |
2018 | G | 47% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 6,882 | 95.7% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 198 | 2.8% | 108 [+] | 1.5% | 7,188 | -36 | 0.16% |
2016 | S3 | 63% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 9,847 | 96.5% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 194 | 1.9% | 168 [+] | 1.6% | 10,209 | -38 | 0.19% |
2014 | S2 | 40% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 6,500 | 95.5% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 157 | 2.3% | 152 [+] | 2.2% | 6,809 | -40 | 0.19% |
2014 | G | 40% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 6,377 | 93.1% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 290 | 4.2% | 181 [+] | 2.6% | 6,848 | -46 | 0.19% |