Language Spoken At Home in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,838 | 100% |
English only | 24,612 | 99.1% |
Language other than English | 226 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 137 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 62 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,116 | 100% |
American | 216 | 0.8% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 1 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1 | 0.0% |
English | 66 | 0.2% |
French (except Basque) | 58 | 0.2% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 147 | 0.5% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 117 | 0.4% |
Italian | 6 | 0.0% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 16 | 0.1% |
Polish | 63 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 0 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 23 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 298 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 15 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 11 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,612 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,098 | 57.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,002 | 28.3% |
Married-couple family | 1,484 | 14.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 398 | 3.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 599 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 188 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,015 | 37.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,416 | 22.8% |
Nonfamily households | 4,514 | 42.5% |
Householder living alone | 4,198 | 39.6% |
65 years and over | 1,578 | 14.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,601 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,068 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,887 | 100% |
Householder | 10,612 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 1,457 | 5.4% |
Child | 10,113 | 37.6% |
Other relatives | 3,504 | 13.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,201 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 648 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,072 | 100% |
Never married | 5,500 | 60.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,819 | 20.1% |
Separated | 350 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 345 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 1,058 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,441 | 100% |
Never married | 6,043 | 52.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,744 | 15.2% |
Separated | 514 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 1,612 | 14.1% |
Divorced | 1,528 | 13.4% |
Fertility in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 442 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 366 | 82.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 115 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 986 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 515 | 52.2% |
Less than 1 year | 71 | 7.2% |
1 or 2 years | 199 | 20.2% |
3 or 4 years | 145 | 14.7% |
5 or more years | 100 | 10.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 515 | 100% |
Who are female | 436 | 84.7% |
Who are married | 176 | 34.2% |
School Enrollment in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,078 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 733 | 9.1% |
Kindergarten | 463 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,366 | 41.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,886 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,630 | 20.2% |
Educational Attainment in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,338 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,291 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,515 | 15.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,979 | 30.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,961 | 30.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,130 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 991 | 6.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 471 | 2.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.9% |
Veteran Status in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,305 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,899 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,003 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,687 | 21.1% |
Under 18 years | 7,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 555 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 15,469 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,128 | 20.2% |
65 years and over | 3,729 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,004 | 53.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,787 | 100% |
Same house | 23,330 | 87.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,410 | 12.7% |
Same county | 2,867 | 10.7% |
Different county | 543 | 2.0% |
Same state | 361 | 1.3% |
Different state | 182 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 47 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,116 | 100% |
Native | 27,080 | 99.9% |
Born in United States | 26,989 | 99.5% |
State of residence | 17,094 | 63.0% |
Different state | 9,895 | 36.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 91 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 36 | 0.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 36 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11 | 30.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 25 | 69.4% |
Year of Entry in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 127 | 100% |
Native | 91 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 91 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 36 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 36 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in East St. Louis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 36 | 100% |
Europe | 5 | 13.9% |
Asia | 6 | 16.7% |
Africa | 11 | 30.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 14 | 38.9% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |