East St. Louis, Illinois

Back to East St. Louis, IL housing info, St. Clair County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for East St. Louis, IL St. Clair County Population in July 2007: 28,996. Population change since 2000: -7.0%   Males: 13,022   (44.9%) Females: 15,974   (55.1%) Median resident age:   31.2 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 62205. Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,293 (it was $21,324 in 2000) East St. Louis:   $25,293 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,679 (it was $41,600 in 2000) East St. Louis:   $68,679 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $77,400; Detached houses: $77,248; Townhouses or other attached units: $81,765; In 2-unit structures: $52,240; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,791; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,577; Mobile homes: $51,705 East St. Louis, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: royal inn motel Races in East St. Louis: Black (97.7%) White Non-Hispanic (1.2%) Hispanic (0.7%) Two or more races (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in East St. Louis: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about East St. Louis, Illinois on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. East St. Louis is mentioned 156 times on our forum: Images of Illinois  (464 replies) Some great things about northern Illinois.  (101 replies) Renovating and Restoring East St. Louis, Illinois  (5 replies) First-Hand account of the East St. Louis Race Riots in 1917  (2 replies) Guns in Chicago  (137 replies) Why does Chicago have so many "tough guys"...?  (104 replies) Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.1%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 04/18/1878 Elevation: 405 feet Land area: 14.1 square miles. Population density: 2062 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 38.62 N, Longitude: 90.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +507 (+1.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,527 (28.0%)

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East St. Louis, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	10.4%
Illinois:	5.0%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.07
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in East St. Louis, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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East St. Louis-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/10/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the East St. Louis city center killed 21 people and injured 345 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 tornado 7.2 miles away from the city center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Jeremy Jackson - College basketball player (Tennessee State Tigers), Tommie Liddell - College basketball player (St. Louis Billikens).

Political contributions by individuals in East St. Louis, IL

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Notable locations in East St. Louis: Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House (A), Fire Station Number 3 (B), East Saint Louis Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in East St. Louis include: Southern Mission Baptist Church (A), Agudas Achim Congregation (B), Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church (C), Saint Shoghagat Armenian Church (D), Bethel Methodist Church (E), Bethel Temple (F), Saint Pauls Methodist Church (G), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (H), Saint Pauls Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in East St. Louis include: Jones Park (1), Lincoln Park (2), Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	35.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This city:	18.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East St. Louis, IL

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6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,296 average AGI)

St. Clair County:	0.29%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Madison County, IL	0.98% ($32,037 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.53% ($40,693)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.37% ($33,103)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,651 average AGI)

St. Clair County:	0.21%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Madison County, IL	0.96% ($36,962 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.48% ($40,909)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.36% ($27,370)

• Lottie L Thompson, 723 W. Broadway (#304367), Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 34.7 m
  Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
• JOE E OBERNUEFEMANN, General Ofc Bldg 1000 South 22nd St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19.2 m, Overall height: 33.2 m
  Registrant: Alton And Southern Railway, 1000 South 22nd Street, East St. Louis, IL 62207-1943, Phone: (618) 482-3227, Email:
• DAVID J KIPP, 2439 Bond, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.7 m
  Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
• Bret J Leifson, 149 S. 8th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 56.7 m, Overall height: 56.7 m
  Registrant: Dow Lohnes, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave. Nw Suite800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2594, Email:
• Leslie N Nixon, 1836 Brady Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46.3 m, Overall height: 46.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
  Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
• 250 Packer Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
  Registrant: Vertical Realestate, Inc., 2602 Cass Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46898, Phone: (219) 482-5454, Email:

• Mp 283.8 Along Kcs Tracks, Type: Mast, Structure height: 2 m, Call Sign: WPVY306
  Assigned Frequencies : 915.000 MHz, 915.000 MHz, 918.500 MHz, 918.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/04/2002, Expiration Date: 09/04/2012, Certifier: Mark D Mchalffey
  Registrant: Comet Industries, 4601 Blanchard Road, Shreveport, LA 71107, Phone: (318) 616-6146, Fax: (318) 676-6252, Email:

• East End Of A&s Rr Yds, Type: Bant, Structure height: 22.8 m, Overall height: 25 m, Call Sign: KH5765, Licensee ID: L00019371
  Assigned Frequencies : 161.280 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/20/2003, Expiration Date: 08/30/2013
  Registrant: Alton & Southern Rwy Co, 1000 S 22nd St, East Saint Louis, IL 62207, Phone: (618) 482-3225, Fax: (618) 875-0620, Email:
• EAST ST. LOUIS MOBIL, Lat: 38.586389 Lon: -90.137222, Type: Building, Call Sign: WPWA688
  Assigned Frequencies : 452.900 MHz, 457.900 MHz, 452.962 MHz, 457.962 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/27/2002, Expiration Date: 09/27/2012, Certifier: L J Kopiasz
  Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 201 S0 16th St. Suite 305, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 280-6486, Fax: (402) 280-6565
• East St. Louis, St. Louis Ave Rd Crossing @ Rr Mp Vc000.45, Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.8 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WQIH709, Licensee ID: L00008014
  Assigned Frequencies : 160.290 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/14/2008, Expiration Date: 02/14/2018, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
  Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St., Ne Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:

• 8407 Collinsville Road, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: KNKP607
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.737 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
  Registrant: Piper & Marbury L.L.P., 1200 Nineteenth Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 861-3913, Fax: (202) 223-2085

• Fire: 241
• Hazardous Condition: 30
• Service Call: 3
• Good Intent Call: 1