Cahokia, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cahokia	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$25,084	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$44,891	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$64,115	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,902	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,714	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,414	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.2%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cahokia is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cahokia is 45% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cahokia is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Cahokia is 113% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,924 $44,891 $89,782

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Cahokia employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.3%	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	17.9%	17.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.6%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	13.6%	13.6%
Other	37.5%	37.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Westwood, MO	321	$368,561	353.2%
Ladue, MO	8,903	$368,480	353.1%
Huntleigh, MO	463	$365,824	349.8%
Country Life Acres, MO	54	$365,640	349.6%
Frontenac, MO	3,669	$260,586	220.4%
Cahokia, IL	14,366	$44,891	44.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fruita, CO	14,366	$75,268	7.5%
Sauk Rapids, MN	14,365	$80,331	1.2%
Monroe, OH	14,368	$136,589	67.9%
Alamo, CA	14,363	$365,913	349.9%
Fort Payne, AL	14,361	$64,128	21.2%
Cahokia, IL	14,366	$44,891	44.8%

Source: The Cahokia, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.