--- page_version: b75f623e7655588fb6256288a199a610 content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: city:us:geonames:4234969 entity_type: city name: Cahokia name_en: Cahokia country_code: US country: United States slug: cahokia canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/cahokia.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/cahokia.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/us/cahokia snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-10-07 fact_count: 16 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/ citation_title: "Cahokia, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "b75f623e7655588fb6256288a199a610" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Cahokia The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 8.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Cahokia? The published population was 17,052 people in July 2024. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 17,052 people · Period: July 2024 - Claims: claim-b77c77aa36e9 ### Is the air quality good in Cahokia? The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 8.5 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-4d0804301ea0 ### What is the typical salary in Cahokia? The median gross salary is about 2,317 EUR/month (2020-2024). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. - City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. - Value: 2,317 EUR/month · Period: 2020-2024 - Claims: claim-7e849e9f0d56 ### What is the unemployment rate in Cahokia? The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2020-2024). - Value: 10 % · Period: 2020-2024 - Claims: claim-660249e2e384 ## Mobility Cahokia's nearest airport was STL, 25 km away and offered 60 direct destinations. ## Climate Cahokia's maximum PM2.5 level reached 28 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 84 people | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 17,052 people | city | 2024-07-01 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Median monthly rent | `rent_median_city_eur_month` | 906.3 EUR/month | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 2,317 EUR/month | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 2,332 EUR/month | parent_municipality | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 9.98 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 8.54 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM2.5, highest monitored reading | `g04_air_quality_pm25_max_ug_m3` | 28 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] | | PM2.5, annual mean | `g04_air_quality_pm25_mean_annual_ug_m3` | 8.7 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 60.38 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.57 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 0.491 % | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Physicians per 100,000 residents | `physicians_per_100k` | 202.7 per 100,000 | county | 2023-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [8] | | Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 60 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Distance to the nearest major airport | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 25 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest major airport (IATA code) | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | STL | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)](https://www.ed.gov/adult-programs) — State Language Course · U.S. Department of Education · English · checked 2026-08-10 - [USCIS English and citizenship class finder](https://my.uscis.gov/) — Civic Orientation · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · English · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [American Job Centers](https://www.usa.gov/job-help) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Cahokia when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: no — [official source](https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United States country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-states/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Cahokia part of St. Louis? Cahokia is in the published commuting zone of St. Louis; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. - Source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/tigerWMS_ACS2023/MapServer/93/query?objectIds=464,468,469,472,476,478,479,480,482,486,487,488,489,492,493,499,500,501,503,507,509,522,525,530,532,534,537,543,550,551,552,555,557,560,562,566,568,570,571,572,574,575,577,578,579,583,584,590,591,593,594,595,596,597,598,599,602,603,605,606,608,613,614,619,622,626,628,632,633,641,642,644,646,648,657,659,663,664,666,667,668,669,675,676,678,680,683,685,686,687,694,699,703,708,710,711,715,718,722,723&outFields=GEOID,NAME,BASENAME&returnGeometry=true&outSR=4326&f=geojson ## Nearby cities - [St. Louis](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/st-louis-mo/) — 7.5 km away — Commuting Zone Of - [Cahokia Heights](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia-heights/) — 2.1 km away - [East St. Louis](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/east-st-louis/) — 7.0 km away - [Lemay](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lemay/) — 10.3 km away - [Columbia](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/columbia-il/) — 12.9 km away - [Affton](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/affton/) — 13.2 km away - [Shrewsbury](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/shrewsbury/) — 13.7 km away - [Mehlville](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/mehlville/) — 13.8 km away ## Sources 1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables — Official source — https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME%2CB20002_001E%2CB05002_001E%2CB05002_013E%2CB25064_001E%2CB25058_001E%2CB23025_003E%2CB23025_005E&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A17 2. SUB-EST2024: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates — Official source — https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024.csv 3. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked — Official source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B20002%2CB20017&geo_ids=06000US0914014160,06000US0916076570,06000US0917078740,06000US0919056060,06000US0919073070,06000US1100150000,06000US1709722853,06000US1711901127,06000US1716312210,06000US1719735827,06000US1801938367,06000US1806343794,06000US2205794279,06000US2300571990,06000US2302303355,06000US2400390008,06000US2400390100,06000US2400390192,06000US2400590656,06000US2400990016,06000US2401790492,06000US2402790052,06000US2403191160,06000US2403390524,06000US2403391072 4. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables — Official source — https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME%2CB23025_003E%2CB23025_005E&for=place%3A10373&in=state%3A17 5. US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) — Official source — https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/annual_conc_by_monitor_2024.zip 6. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet — Official source — https://www.verizon.com/home/internet/ 7. Visible unlimited mobile plan — Official source — https://www.visible.com/plans 8. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release — Official source — https://data.hrsa.gov/DataDownload/AHRF/AHRF_2024-2025_CSV.zip 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cahokia, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b75f623e7655588fb6256288a199a610]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cahokia-united-states-population-rent-salary-jobs_cb045c2e26ca, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cahokia, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {b75f623e7655588fb6256288a199a610}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cahokia, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version b75f623e7655588fb6256288a199a610; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/ - Title: Cahokia, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8` - Version: `b75f623e7655588fb6256288a199a610` - Retrieved: 2026-10-16 - Built: 2026-10-16 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/cahokia/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/cahokia.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/cahokia.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/cahokia - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json