Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Illinois with household income of less than $40k was 28.09%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Carbondale city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (64.05%), followed by East St. Louis city (64.02%), and Cahokia village (57.70%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Campton Hills village (5.09%), Western Springs village (5.34%), and Frankfort village (7.32%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Carbondale city
East St. Louis city
Cahokia village
Harvey city
Urbana city
Macomb city
Riverdale village
Danville city
Galesburg city
Kankakee city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Carbondale city 64.05
2 East St. Louis city 64.02
3 Cahokia village 57.70
4 Harvey city 55.23
5 Urbana city 53.07
6 Macomb city 52.73
7 Riverdale village 51.56
8 Danville city 51.07
9 Galesburg city 51.00
10 Kankakee city 50.76
11 Centralia city 48.72
12 Kewanee city 48.56
13 Freeport city 47.90
14 Streator city 47.55
15 Mattoon city 47.29
16 Taylorville city 46.63
17 Alton city 45.46
18 Markham city 45.33
19 North Chicago city 45.12
20 Rantoul village 45.11
21 DeKalb city 44.42
22 Marion city 44.17
23 Pontiac city 44.01
24 Charleston city 43.88
25 Mount Vernon city 43.81
26 Rockford city 43.55
27 Decatur city 42.80
28 Herrin city 42.67
28 Jacksonville city 42.67
29 Blue Island city 42.16
30 Calumet City city 41.48
31 Sterling city 41.19
32 Rock Island city 41.12
33 Canton city 40.42
34 Dixon city 40.31
35 Champaign city 40.13
36 Normal town 39.77
37 Peoria city 39.51
38 Worth village 38.72
39 Summit village 38.53
40 Quincy city 38.23
41 Justice village 38.13
42 Granite City city 38.01
43 Chicago Heights city 37.99
43 Lincoln city 37.99
44 Dolton village 37.67
45 Effingham city 37.49
46 Belleville city 37.43
47 Springfield city 36.87
48 Chicago Ridge village 36.66
49 Belvidere city 36.59
50 Moline city 36.48
51 East Moline city 36.45
52 Pekin city 35.70
53 Zion city 35.47
54 Maywood village 35.20
55 Ottawa city 34.97
56 Waukegan city 33.95
57 Lyons village 33.92
58 Wood River city 33.66
59 Hazel Crest village 33.63
60 Fox Lake village 33.62
61 Loves Park city 33.53
62 Collinsville city 33.52
63 Park Forest village 33.50
64 Chicago city 33.48
65 Richton Park village 33.22
66 Northlake city 32.94
67 Cicero town 32.31
68 Bloomington city 31.97
69 Niles village 31.61
69 River Grove village 31.61
70 Crestwood village 31.47
71 Bridgeview village 31.44
72 Midlothian village 30.95
73 Alsip village 30.83
74 Bradley village 30.34
75 East Peoria city 30.26
76 Berwyn city 30.00
77 Morris city 29.81
78 Lansing village 29.36
79 Forest Park village 29.35
80 Franklin Park village 29.27
81 Hickory Hills city 29.23
82 Bellwood village 28.73
83 Highland city 28.55
84 Sycamore city 28.19
85 Melrose Park village 28.15
86 Country Club Hills city 28.06
87 Schiller Park village 27.87
88 Palos Hills city 27.77
89 Elmwood Park village 27.70
90 South Holland village 27.60
91 Oak Lawn village 27.23
92 Matteson village 27.15
93 Westmont village 26.64
94 Fairview Heights city 26.55
95 Machesney Park village 26.28
96 Addison village 25.89
97 Huntley village 25.57
98 Crest Hill city 25.40
99 Burbank city 25.24
100 Edwardsville city 24.94
101 Homewood village 24.90
102 McHenry city 24.72
103 Troy city 24.39
104 Evanston city 24.23
105 Joliet city 24.06
106 Norridge village 23.86
107 Prospect Heights city 23.83
108 Wheeling village 23.61
109 Skokie village 23.52
110 Bourbonnais village 23.42
111 Des Plaines city 23.29
112 Woodstock city 23.18
113 Shiloh village 23.14
114 Elgin city 22.83
115 Waterloo city 22.49
116 West Chicago city 22.48
117 Swansea village 22.47
118 Glen Carbon village 22.37
119 Morton Grove village 21.97
120 Bensenville village 21.80
121 Antioch village 21.54
122 Hanover Park village 21.49
123 Aurora city 21.42
124 Orland Park village 21.36
125 Carpentersville village 21.16
126 Palatine village 21.10
127 Plano city 20.83
128 Glendale Heights village 20.54
129 Evergreen Park village 20.41
130 Mount Prospect village 20.36
131 Round Lake village 20.16
132 Brookfield village 20.09
133 Batavia city 19.98
134 Downers Grove village 19.61
135 Washington city 19.59
136 Oak Park village 19.57
137 Bloomingdale village 19.25
138 Morton village 19.09
139 Beach Park village 18.92
140 Streamwood village 18.80
141 Woodridge village 18.73
142 Glen Ellyn village 18.42
143 Round Lake Beach village 18.41
144 Lockport city 18.11
144 Schaumburg village 18.11
145 Barrington village 18.10
145 Godfrey village 18.10
146 Villa Park village 18.01
147 Oak Forest city 17.96
148 North Aurora village 17.82
149 Glenview village 17.72
150 Romeoville village 17.71
151 Lincolnwood village 17.52
152 Westchester village 17.47
153 La Grange Park village 17.44
154 Tinley Park village 17.40
155 Carol Stream village 17.38
156 St. Charles city 17.31
157 Gurnee village 17.29
157 Vernon Hills village 17.29
158 Wood Dale city 17.28
159 Lisle village 17.06
160 O'Fallon city 16.81
161 Lombard village 16.76
162 Shorewood village 16.39
163 Warrenville city 16.26
164 Grayslake village 16.20
165 Darien city 16.18
165 Roselle village 16.18
166 Arlington Heights village 16.12
167 Bolingbrook village 16.08
168 Hoffman Estates village 16.02
169 Rolling Meadows city 16.01
170 Elk Grove Village village 15.62
171 Wauconda village 15.59
172 Highland Park city 15.58
173 Park Ridge city 15.36
174 Roscoe village 15.22
175 Crystal Lake city 15.20
176 Columbia city 15.17
177 Burr Ridge village 15.11
178 Algonquin village 15.06
179 Wheaton city 14.63
180 Mundelein village 14.56
181 Buffalo Grove village 14.24
182 Elmhurst city 13.91
183 Libertyville village 13.60
184 Lemont village 13.56
185 Cary village 13.42
186 Bartlett village 13.28
187 Chatham village 13.07
187 Gages Lake CDP 13.07
188 Northbrook village 13.04
189 La Grange village 12.57
190 Mokena village 12.46
191 Deerfield village 12.13
192 Naperville city 12.11
193 Montgomery village 12.00
194 Palos Heights city 11.80
195 Wilmette village 11.74
196 Homer Glen village 11.73
196 South Elgin village 11.73
197 Geneva city 11.58
198 River Forest village 11.16
199 Lindenhurst village 10.78
200 Lake in the Hills village 10.75
201 Lake Forest city 10.45
202 Channahon village 10.34
203 Lake Zurich village 9.63
204 New Lenox village 9.23
205 Minooka village 8.65
206 Winnetka village 8.52
207 Yorkville city 8.43
208 Oswego village 8.42
209 Plainfield village 8.08
210 Hinsdale village 7.51
211 Frankfort village 7.32
212 Western Springs village 5.34
213 Campton Hills village 5.09