Living in East St. Louis School District 189 Area

Explore East St. Louis School District 189 with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
14,941
households
36,190
Total Population
$53,800
Average House Value
$581
Average Housing Rent
$25,449
Average Household Income
90.23%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
12
Schools
5,597
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
16 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
8%
Percent Proficient - Math
13%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 14,941 households are located in East St. Louis School District 189 area. Among them, 3,523 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.57 people. The total number of children in the region is 12,327 and 8,509 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
1% (337) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (1,117) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of East St. Louis School District 189, Illinois
Household14,941
Population36,190
Household with Child (age 18 and under)3,523
(24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)12,327
Total Students8,509
Pre-Kindergarten514
Kindergarten424
Grade 1-84,417
Grade 9-121,883
College/Graduate School1,271
Veterans27,813
Non-citizen337
Non-English Home Language1,117
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

28,705 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,888 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,862 people are in civilian labor force and 26 are in armed labor force. 12,213 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 17.80%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for East St. Louis School District 189 area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $38,262 for the 14,941 households in East St. Louis School District 189 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $21,082. 32,741 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.23%.

Housing

There are 19,832 housing units in East St. Louis School District 189 area, Illinois with 14,941 units (75.34%) occupied. 7,410 houses (49.60%) are occupied by owner and 7,531 houses (50.40%) are rented. The average housing value is $53,800 and the average rental cost is $581. 0 houses (0.00%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,624 houses (33.40%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 36,667 people lives in East St. Louis School District 189 area, Illinois with 16,944 male and 19,723 female. The males to female ratio is 46.21 to 53.79. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.