What is the median household income in Cahokia Heights, IL?

Name: Income and affordability in Cahokia Heights, IL, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Cahokia Heights, IL is $33,792 (±$4,447) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $981 a month would take about $39,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $33,792 (±$4,447)
Median renter income: $24,696 (±$2,580)
Income to afford median rent: about $39,200

Income in Cahokia Heights against St. Clair County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cahokia Heights	St. Clair County	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$33,792 (±$4,447)	$73,854 (±$1,990)	$83,390 (±$362)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$24,696 (±$2,580)	$44,921 (±$3,316)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,154 (±$9,879)	$90,696 (±$2,570)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$981 (±$88)	$1,090 (±$22)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In Cahokia Heights, median household income is lower than in St. Clair County ($73,854).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($83,390).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

How much you need to earn to rent in Cahokia Heights

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $981 a month ($11,772 a year) needs an income of about $39,200 a year.

The median renting household in Cahokia Heights earns $24,696 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Cahokia Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cahokia Heights
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Cahokia Heights	—	$33,792 (±$4,447)	—
Sauget	1.0 mi	$62,171 (±$8,610)	Higher
East St. Louis	3.3 mi	$35,700 (±$6,426)	Not measurably different
East St. Louis Township	3.3 mi	$35,700 (±$6,426)	Not measurably different
Sugar Loaf Township	4.3 mi	$72,985 (±$12,430)	Higher
Stookey Township	5.0 mi	$81,894 (±$11,577)	Higher
Dupo	5.1 mi	$61,644 (±$11,842)	Higher
Washington Park	5.2 mi	$38,750 (±$15,104)	Not measurably different
East Carondelet	5.2 mi	$67,500 (±$10,258)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sauget, IL ($62,171), Sugar Loaf Township, IL ($72,985), Stookey Township, IL ($81,894).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Cahokia Heights lies inside Centreville Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cahokia Heights

What is the median household income in Cahokia Heights?

The median household income in Cahokia Heights is $33,792 (±$4,447) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Cahokia Heights?

About $39,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $981 a month.

What do renters earn in Cahokia Heights?

The median renting household in Cahokia Heights, IL earns $24,696 (±$2,580) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cahokia Heights city, Illinois (place:10373, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.