Moving to East St. Louis, Illinois: Demographics of East St. Louis, Pros and Cons, Cost of Living, and Crime Rate

Gender	East St. Louis	Illinois	Country
Female	57.2%	50.9%	50.8%
Male	42.8%	49.1%	49.2%

Income	East St. Louis	Illinois	Country
Less than $10,000	21.2%	6.1%	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	12.3%	3.7%	4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999	17.4%	8.1%	8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999	11.5%	8.1%	8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999	11.3%	11.2%	12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999	12.4%	16.7%	17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7.3%	12.9%	12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999	5.1%	16.6%	15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.7%	7.8%	7.1%
$200,000 or more	0.8%	8.8%	8.3%

Education	East St. Louis	Illinois	Country
< 9th Grade	5%	5%	5.0%
9-12th Grade	12%	6%	7.0%
High School or GED	38%	26%	27.0%
Other College	26%	20%	20.0%
Associate's Degree	7%	8%	9%
Bachelor's Degree	7%	22%	20.0%
Master's Degree	4%	10%	9.0%
Professional Degree	1%	2%	2.0%
Doctorate Degree	0%	1%	1.0%

Ethnicity	East St. Louis	Illinois	Country
White	1.4%	60.8%	60.1%
African American	96.1%	13.9%	12.2%
American Indian	0.2%	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	5.5%	5.6%
Hawaiian	0%	0%	0.2%
Other	0%	0.2%	0.3%
Multiracial	0.6%	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic	1.3%	17.2%	18.2%