East St. Louis, Illinois

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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 2009: 28,753. Population change since 2000: -8.8%   Males: 12,913   (44.9%) Females: 15,840   (55.1%) Median resident age:   31.2 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 62205. Estimated median household income in 2008: $26,083 (it was $21,324 in 2000) East St. Louis:   $26,083 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,504 East St. Louis city income, earnings, and wages data Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $69,072 (it was $41,600 in 2000) East St. Louis:   $69,072 Illinois:   $214,900 East St. Louis, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses royal inn motel Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Black alone - 30,702 (97.3%) White alone - 363 (1.2%) Hispanic - 230 (0.7%) Two or more races - 155 (0.5%) American alone - 49 (0.2%) Asian alone - 24 (0.08%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 9 (0.03%) Other race alone - 10 (0.03%) Races in East St. Louis detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth Dec. 2009 cost of living index in East St. Louis: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about East St. Louis, Illinois on our local forum with over 900,000 registered users. East St. Louis is mentioned 226 times on our forum: Illinois Accents  (125 replies) Renovating and Restoring East St. Louis, Illinois  (27 replies) Images of Illinois  (508 replies) First-Hand account of the East St. Louis Race Riots in 1917  (2 replies) Where does Southern Illinois begin?  (61 replies) What can be done about the South Side?  (103 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: 2045 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 accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data

Here:	16.5%
Illinois:	10.7%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.40
Illinois average:	2.90

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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Here		44.0%
USA		50.2%

This county:	1.80 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	2.24 / 10,000 pop.

St. Clair County:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.08 / 10,000 pop.

St. Clair County:	0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	0.75 / 10,000 pop.

This county:	3.56 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	2.61 / 10,000 pop.

St. Clair County:	5.93 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Here:	9.5%
Illinois:	8.3%

Here:	28.4%
Illinois:	25.2%

St. Clair County:	8.2%
State:	14.5%

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)

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

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index per police officer in 2005-2006"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of robberies in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of assaults in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest 2006 city-data.com crime index per resident, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #8 on the list of "Top 100 least-safe cities (highest city-data.com crime index)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of auto thefts in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Social assistance (population 5,000+)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Florists (population 5,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of burglaries in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse (population 5,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"

• #14 (62205) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other groups first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"