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Living in East St. Louis

In East St. Louis, unemployment is 17.3% (2024).

The city had 12 schools in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 60.7% and the vacancy rate was 33.8%. The population of East St. Louis, in the United States, was 17,999 in July 2026. There were 551 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0735 sources

Population17,808people31 Dec 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,407EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
Median rent782.5EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate17.26%country median 4.6% — 278% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
PM2.5, annual mean8.54µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than any other American city that publishes it and dirtier air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to East St. Louis?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in East St. Louis.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$847 per month, while the median home value was US$52,600 in July 2026. 63% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
East St. Louis recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet26Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan27Official · national market
Median gross rent$847/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent62.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)33.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,579 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)781.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent782.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official

Is East St. Louis a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–55%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on work · range 43–65%
Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–60%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

1.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 253 of 17,808 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median household income was US$35,700 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in East St. Louis is 17.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income35,700 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband53.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription76.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription5.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet18.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet7.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary2,407 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)1Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,694 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov28Official
Unemployment rate17.26 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official

What does a salary buy in East St. Louis?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

East St. Louis median gross pay: €2,407 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €781
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to East St. Louis. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in East St. Louis. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher85.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools12 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count13Official
School enrolment, share of residents18.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio5 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents551 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations4,146 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents202.7 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release12Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in East St. Louis when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEast St. Louis highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with East St. Louis highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
San Jose3,195
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Violent crime per 100,000 residents1,020 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport60 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Average commute time23.34 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport3.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work0.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Distance to the nearest major airport23 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)STL3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for East St. Louis. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in East St. Louis.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in East St. Louis is 8.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.54 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)25Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.7 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 20 · May 25 · Jun 30 · Jul 32 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.5 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.3 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 3 · Dec -2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 8.1 · Apr 14.2 · May 19.7 · Jun 24.7 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 8 · Dec 2.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 65.8 · Feb 56.6 · Mar 88.8 · Apr 120 · May 122.6 · Jun 114 · Jul 99.9 · Aug 85.8 · Sep 75.3 · Oct 80.1 · Nov 86.9 · Dec 63.5 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading28 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)25Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean8.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)25Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 monitoring sites13 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,059 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)15Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature32 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature14.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-4.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.4 °C, Markham (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±4.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±4.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area36.1 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)22Official
Foreign-resident share1.41 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents253 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Population density493.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)24Official
Population17,808 people31 Dec 2024U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program24Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value52,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes60.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate50.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad1.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage74.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance4.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher15.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available78.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over6,158 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home7.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans65.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on East St. Louis

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

St. Charles as an East St. Louis alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.2% St. Charles vs 1.4% East St. Louis+343%
  • Residents: 72,458 St. Charles vs 17,808 East St. Louis+307%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% St. Charles vs 17.3% East St. Louis−83%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,948 (2024) St. Charles vs €2,407 (2020) East St. Louisno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ St. Charles vs 8.5 µg/m³ East St. Louis−33%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,694 St. Charles vs €3,694 East St. Louissame level
Full comparisonMore about St. Charles

Cities near East St. Louis

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

St. Louis Commuting Zone · 6.1 km away
Salary
3,525 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with East St. Louis, nearest in population first.

All United States cities
Clayton17,807 residentsSt. Matthews17,806 residentsTiffin17,803 residentsNorth Massapequa17,829 residentsAlbemarle17,769 residentsLaurel17,769 residents

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Is East St. Louis part of St. Louis?

East St. Louis is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. St. Louis city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source21

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around East St. Louis?

The median gross salary is 3,694 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in East St. Louis?

The unemployment rate is 17.26 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in East St. Louis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.54 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in East St. Louis?

The published population is 17,808 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in East St. Louis?

253 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is East St. Louis a good place to live?

East St. Louis may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is East St. Louis part of St. Louis?

East St. Louis is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near East St. Louis?

St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, Fairview Heights, Granite City, Pontoon Beach are near East St. Louis. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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