East St. Louis, Illinois (IL) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low income residents
Data:
Poverty rates in East St. Louis
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
| East St. Louis: | 48.0% |
| Whole state: | 17.1% |
| East St. Louis: | 19.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
| East St. Louis: | 27.5% |
| Illinois: | 13.8% |
34.0%
among residents who are not classified as poor):
| East St. Louis: | 31.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.8% |
| East St. Louis: | 36.0% |
| Illinois: | 17.8% |
31.3%
among residents who are not classified as poor):
| East St. Louis: | 30.9% |
| Illinois: | 17.8% |
| Residents below poverty level: | 71.6% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 33.6% |
Poverty by age in East St. Louis
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in East St. Louis (percentage below poverty level)
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in East St. Louis (percentage below poverty level)
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in East St. Louis, IL (percentage below half of poverty level)
Poverty by race and place of birth in East St. Louis
Breakdown by races of poor residents (income below poverty level) in East St. Louis in percentages
Breakdown by races of poor residents in East St. Louis in absolute numbers
Poverty status for native-born residents
- 39.3%Below poverty level
- 60.7%Above poverty level
Poverty status for foreign-born residents
- 61.8%Below poverty level
- 38.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in East St. Louis
Children below poverty level:
| East St. Louis, Illinois: | 59.9% |
| State: | 17.5% |
| East St. Louis: | 40.6% |
| Illinois: | 16.2% |
| East St. Louis: | 56.9% |
| Illinois: | 37.3% |
Poor families by family type
- 7.8%Married-couple family
- 10.3%Male, no wife present
- 81.9%Female, no husband present
Breakdown of poor residents in East St. Louis not in families by work experience
- 0.6%Worked full-time, year-round
- 19.4%Worked part-time
- 80.0%Did not work
Breakdown of poor married-couple families by work experience
- 0.0%Both worked full-time
- 0.0%One full-time, other part-time
- 13.7%One full-time, other didn't work
- 12.5%Both worked part-time
- 31.8%One part-time, other didn't work
- 42.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Year house/condo built by year for residents below and above poverty levels in percentages
