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62204

East Saint Louis, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,055
Median household income
$35,346
People below poverty
27.3%
Median home value
$47,800

Income

The median income of households in 62204 was $35,346. An estimated 13.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3
$15,000 to $24,999 23.2
$25,000 to $34,999 8.5
$35,000 to $49,999 17.1
$50,000 to $74,999 15.9
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 3.4
$150,000 to $199,999 0.4
$200,000 or more 0.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46123
Female 34500

An estimated 47% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,239. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 47
Social Security 48.4
Retirement income 22.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 18
Cash public assistance income 6.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 45.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 45.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.6

In 2020-2024, 31.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 62204 in 2020-2024, 95.5% had health insurance coverage and 4.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43.9% and public coverage was 64.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.4%.


In 2020-2024, 62204 had a total population of 4,055 - 2,383 (58.8%) females and 1,672 (41.2%) males. The median age was 46.8 years. An estimated 25.5% of the population was under 18 years, 18.6% was 19 to 44 years, 29.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 62204 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 150 56
5 to 9 11 247
10 to 14 257 83
15 to 19 88 219
20 to 24 100 76
25 to 29 86 52
30 to 34 62 200
35 to 39 20 23
40 to 44 88 48
45 to 49 115 116
50 to 54 86 149
55 to 59 56 129
60 to 64 164 371
65 to 69 170 133
70 to 74 83 308
75 to 79 42 55
80 to 84 40 72
85 and over 54 46

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 3.3% were White; 85% were Black or African American; 1.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 30.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.8% of the people in 62204 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 3.3% of the people in 62204 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,710 households in 62204. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 10.5% of the households in 62204 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 54.9% of all households, while 32.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 28.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 52% of all households.

In 62204, 20.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 53.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 10.5
Cohabiting Couples 2.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
54.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 19.5% of males and 10.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.5 43.5
Now married, except separated 19.5 10.1
Separated 4.5 16.1
Widowed 8 20.5
Divorced 17.5 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 62204, 165 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.4% of the people living in 62204 were U.S. natives. 50.2% of the 62204 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.6% of 62204 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 62204 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 62204.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 75.3
Asia 24.7
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 62204 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 62204 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.2
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 0.5
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 10.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 62204 was 984 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 865. College or graduate school enrollment was 119.

Educational Attainment of People in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 43.4
Some college, no degree 25
Associate's degree 7.4
Bachelor's degree 1.9
Graduate or professional degree 8.6

Disability

In 62204, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8% of people under 18 years old, to 24.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 62204, 35.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 56.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 873 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 191 17
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 62 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 62204 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 0.4
Manufacturing 14.7
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 6.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.6
Other Services, except public administration 6.6
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 62204 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 441 39.2
Service occupations 344 30.6
Sales and office occupations 161 14.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 11 1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 169 15

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.7% of 62204 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.4
Walked 0
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 3.5

In 2020-2024, 62204 had a total of 3,080 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.9
Mobile homes 1.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 28.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 62204 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 50.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 62204 had 1,710 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,370 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77.1% while renters occupied 22.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.78.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 41.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.9% and another 12.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 62204:

House Heating Fuel Used in 62204 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 73.8
Electricity 24.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 62204 was $47,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 30.7 % had a mortgage. 69.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,144 and for owners without a mortgage it was $448.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 62204 was $831. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.