Poverty and Income Estimates for Illinois Geographies with Populations of 20,000 or More

2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates

Analysis by the Social IMPACT Research Center
All data in this file are from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates. 3-year estimates from the American Community
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Poverty and Income Estimates from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey

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Individuals in Poverty (0-99%FPL), 2006-2008

Source: Social IMPACT Research Center's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American
Community Survey 3-Year Estimates.

Geography

United States
Illinois
Adams County
Boone County
Bureau County
Champaign County
Christian County
Clinton County
Coles County
Cook County
DeKalb County
DuPage County
Effingham County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Grundy County
Henry County
Iroquois County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Jersey County
Jo Daviess County
Kane County
Kankakee County
Kendall County
Knox County
Lake County
LaSalle County
Lee County
Livingston County
Logan County
McDonough County
McHenry County
McLean County
Macon County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Marion County
Monroe County
Montgomery County

Individuals in Poverty, 2006-2008

Total Population (for

whom poverty status is
determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

99% of the Federal Poverty Level

293,289,504
12,495,250
Illinois Counties
64,062
52,563
34,463
173,171
32,513
33,941
44,533
5,190,756
94,941
911,259
33,811
20,786
38,653
34,064
46,355
48,674
27,548
52,112
37,418
21,675
21,670
490,319
107,610
94,852
47,709
691,534
109,611
33,257
33,794
22,699
25,833
312,281
150,418
104,735
46,619
258,713
38,938
32,076
26,814

Num
38,573,393
1,510,974
7,350
5,222
3,625
34,040
5,515
3,012
9,827
766,010
11,303
45,915
3,946
3,493
7,452
4,886
2,855
4,888
2,746
14,052
5,714
1,876
1,753
41,003
15,035
3,642
8,105
44,216
11,311
3,372
4,155
2,065
5,514
17,602
18,374
16,024
5,618
31,509
6,189
1,041
4,021

Pct
13.2
12.1
11.5
9.9
10.5
19.7
17.0
8.9
22.1
14.8
11.9
5.0
11.7
16.8
19.3
14.3
6.2
10.0
10.0
27.0
15.3
8.7
8.1
8.4
14.0
3.8
17.0
6.4
10.3
10.1
12.3
9.1
21.3
5.6
12.2
15.3
12.1
12.2
15.9
3.2
15.0

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Total Population (for

whom poverty status is
determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

99% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num

Morgan County
Ogle County
Peoria County
Perry County
Randolph County
Rock Island County
St. Clair County
Saline County
Sangamon County
Shelby County
Stephenson County
Tazewell County
Vermilion County
Whiteside County
Will County
Williamson County
Winnebago County
Woodford County
Addison
Algonquin
Alton
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Batavia
Belleville
Belvidere
Bensenville
Berwyn
Bloomingdale
Bloomington
Blue Island
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Burbank
Calumet City
Carbondale
Carol Stream
Carpentersville
Champaign
Charleston
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero town
Collinsville
Crest Hill

Individuals in Poverty, 2006-2008

31,943
53,905
176,669
19,748
28,316
141,817
256,810
25,239
190,465
21,161
46,000
127,612
79,333
57,983
659,688
62,393
292,024
36,446
Illinois Places
38,642
30,923
26,547
76,660
173,093
41,445
26,464
41,770
24,256
20,638
57,788
19,401
67,663
23,210
69,785
42,285
29,104
41,897
19,708
40,446
37,131
67,860
14,775
2,671,081
30,751
84,392
24,823
17,829

Pct
5,657
3,303
24,482
2,216
3,214
18,000
37,779
5,063
24,370
2,205
6,859
9,778
13,215
6,484
39,744
10,722
42,503
2,064

17.7
6.1
13.9
11.2
11.4
12.7
14.7
20.1
12.8
10.4
14.9
7.7
16.7
11.2
6.0
17.2
14.6
5.7

3,844
869
4,881
3,325
19,479
1,195
1,388
5,304
3,956
2,929
6,403
606
7,001
2,917
4,048
892
3,249
6,873
8,884
2,870
3,013
18,371
5,945
551,610
6,686
14,590
3,903
1,417

9.9
2.8
18.4
4.3
11.3
2.9
5.2
12.7
16.3
14.2
11.1
3.1
10.3
12.6
5.8
2.1
11.2
16.4
45.1
7.1
8.1
27.1
40.2
20.7
21.7
17.3
15.7
7.9

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Total Population (for

whom poverty status is
determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

99% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num

Crystal Lake
Danville
Darien
Decatur
DeKalb
Des Plaines
Dolton
Downers Grove
East Moline
East Peoria
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Elgin
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Freeport
Galesburg
Geneva
Glendale Heights
Glen Ellyn
Glenview
Granite City
Grayslake
Gurnee
Hanover Park
Harvey
Highland Park
Hoffman Estates
Homer Glen
Huntley
Joliet
Kankakee
Lake Forest
Lake in the Hills
Lake Zurich
Lansing
Libertyville
Lisle
Lockport
Lombard
Loves Park
McHenry
Machesney Park
Maywood
Melrose Park

Individuals in Poverty, 2006-2008

41,412
30,697
22,892
70,000
36,605
60,475
26,991
47,049
19,750
24,041
25,683
21,887
104,988
34,877
42,417
24,575
66,109
23,693
27,530
23,097
33,606
27,013
45,192
28,148
21,877
32,046
37,441
27,446
28,143
50,776
25,962
21,541
140,940
25,635
17,753
28,235
20,826
27,244
20,780
21,921
23,699
43,450
23,908
25,690
22,272
25,289
23,854

Pct
2,126
7,814
681
14,332
8,062
4,658
4,755
1,468
2,869
1,663
9,560
2,681
11,482
1,318
1,678
1,996
6,224
4,838
5,944
450
4,393
1,183
1,795
4,168
1,128
1,500
3,101
8,143
918
2,663
1,338
586
15,266
7,166
473
795
476
3,182
601
923
1,023
1,247
2,426
2,655
1,830
4,949
3,817

5.1
25.5
3.0
20.5
22.0
7.7
17.6
3.1
14.5
6.9
37.2
12.2
10.9
3.8
4.0
8.1
9.4
20.4
21.6
1.9
13.1
4.4
4.0
14.8
5.2
4.7
8.3
29.7
3.3
5.2
5.2
2.7
10.8
28.0
2.7
2.8
2.3
11.7
2.9
4.2
4.3
2.9
10.1
10.3
8.2
19.6
16.0

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Total Population (for

whom poverty status is
determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

99% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num

Moline
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
Naperville
New Lenox
Niles
Normal town
Northbrook
North Chicago
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
O'Fallon
Orland Park
Oswego
Palatine
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Pekin
Peoria
Plainfield
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Rolling Meadows
Romeoville
Roselle
Round Lake Beach
St. Charles
Schaumburg
Skokie
South Elgin
South Holland
Springfield
Streamwood
Tinley Park
Urbana
Vernon Hills
Villa Park
Waukegan
West Chicago
Westmont
Wheaton
Wheeling
Wilmette
Woodridge

Individuals in Poverty, 2006-2008

43,805
22,720
55,679
31,034
143,066
24,948
29,567
42,703
33,870
20,169
29,326
54,009
51,270
27,169
58,376
25,315
66,945
24,776
37,899
29,523
107,431
35,207
38,413
146,456
35,354
24,992
37,381
24,435
28,670
33,041
73,032
67,088
22,456
23,313
110,513
40,232
58,824
30,166
25,118
22,202
84,281
26,432
22,670
48,776
35,748
27,867
32,701

Pct
4,897
914
3,218
1,311
4,794
773
1,823
9,040
596
2,531
2,406
2,889
2,644
1,711
2,064
1,102
5,123
2,997
667
3,860
20,346
694
6,163
31,825
5,888
1,692
2,348
821
3,992
1,966
3,630
5,095
919
2,074
17,108
3,030
3,766
8,407
1,076
1,569
10,501
2,083
1,589
2,305
3,342
741
1,914

11.2
4.0
5.8
4.2
3.4
3.1
6.2
21.2
1.8
12.5
8.2
5.3
5.2
6.3
3.5
4.4
7.7
12.1
1.8
13.1
18.9
2.0
16.0
21.7
16.7
6.8
6.3
3.4
13.9
6.0
5.0
7.6
4.1
8.9
15.5
7.5
6.4
27.9
4.3
7.1
12.5
7.9
7.0
4.7
9.3
2.7
5.9

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Total Population (for

whom poverty status is
determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

99% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num

Woodstock
Zion

Individuals in Poverty, 2006-2008

22,301
23,199

Pct
2,238
3,457

10.0
14.9

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Individuals in Extreme Poverty (0-49%FPL), 2006-2008

Source: Social IMPACT Research Center's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American
Community Survey 3-Year Estimates.

Geography
United States
Illinois
Adams County
Boone County
Bureau County
Champaign County
Christian County
Clinton County
Coles County
Cook County
DeKalb County
DuPage County
Effingham County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Grundy County
Henry County
Iroquois County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Jersey County
Jo Daviess County
Kane County
Kankakee County
Kendall County
Knox County
Lake County
LaSalle County
Lee County
Livingston County
Logan County
McDonough County
McHenry County
McLean County
Macon County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Marion County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County

Individuals in Extreme Poverty

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

49% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num
Pct
293,289,504
16,564,401
5.6
12,495,250
671,634
5.4
Illinois Counties
64,062
2,669
4.2
52,563
2,025
3.9
34,463
1,267
3.7
173,171
18,930
10.9
32,513
2,268
7.0
33,941
1,286
3.8
44,533
5,057
11.4
5,190,756
344,301
6.6
94,941
5,857
6.2
911,259
20,106
2.2
33,811
1,520
4.5
20,786
1,384
6.7
38,653
2,808
7.3
34,064
1,896
5.6
46,355
970
2.1
48,674
1,946
4.0
27,548
1,035
3.8
52,112
8,745
16.8
37,418
1,971
5.3
21,675
751
3.5
21,670
782
3.6
490,319
17,620
3.6
107,610
6,515
6.1
94,852
1,459
1.5
47,709
4,336
9.1
691,534
18,452
2.7
109,611
4,274
3.9
33,257
1,296
3.9
33,794
2,102
6.2
22,699
839
3.7
25,833
3,100
12.0
312,281
8,171
2.6
150,418
8,623
5.7
104,735
6,802
6.5
46,619
2,553
5.5
258,713
13,766
5.3
38,938
2,696
6.9
32,076
537
1.7
26,814
1,589
5.9
31,943
1,739
5.4

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Geography
Ogle County
Peoria County
Perry County
Randolph County
Rock Island County
St. Clair County
Saline County
Sangamon County
Shelby County
Stephenson County
Tazewell County
Vermilion County
Whiteside County
Will County
Williamson County
Winnebago County
Woodford County
Addison
Algonquin
Alton
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Batavia
Belleville
Belvidere
Bensenville
Berwyn
Bloomingdale
Bloomington
Blue Island
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Burbank
Calumet City
Carbondale
Carol Stream
Carpentersville
Champaign
Charleston
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero town
Collinsville
Crest Hill
Crystal Lake
Danville

Individuals in Extreme Poverty

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

49% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num
Pct
53,905
1,683
3.1
176,669
11,001
6.2
19,748
926
4.7
28,316
1,629
5.8
141,817
7,455
5.3
256,810
15,841
6.2
25,239
2,116
8.4
190,465
10,005
5.3
21,161
749
3.5
46,000
2,238
4.9
127,612
3,566
2.8
79,333
6,377
8.0
57,983
2,437
4.2
659,688
18,151
2.8
62,393
4,331
6.9
292,024
20,459
7.0
36,446
724
2.0
Illinois Places
38,642
1,406
3.6
30,923
555
1.8
26,547
2,193
8.3
76,660
915
1.2
173,093
9,004
5.2
41,445
580
1.4
26,464
1,170
4.4
41,770
2,349
5.6
24,256
1,721
7.1
20,638
765
3.7
57,788
2,493
4.3
19,401
351
1.8
67,663
3,159
4.7
23,210
831
3.6
69,785
1,337
1.9
42,285
656
1.6
29,104
1,470
5.1
41,897
7.3
3,065
19,708
5,561
28.2
40,446
1,459
3.6
37,131
887
2.4
67,860
10,509
15.5
14,775
3,654
24.7
2,671,081
250,102
9.4
30,751
3,990
13.0
84,392
6,551
7.8
24,823
1,308
5.3
17,829
813
4.6
41,412
1,100
2.7
30,697
3,774
12.3

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Geography
Darien
Decatur
DeKalb
Des Plaines
Dolton
Downers Grove
East Moline
East Peoria
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Elgin
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Freeport
Galesburg
Geneva
Glendale Heights
Glen Ellyn
Glenview
Granite City
Grayslake
Gurnee
Hanover Park
Harvey
Highland Park
Hoffman Estates
Homer Glen
Huntley
Joliet
Kankakee
Lake Forest
Lake in the Hills
Lake Zurich
Lansing
Libertyville
Lisle
Lockport
Lombard
Loves Park
McHenry
Machesney Park
Maywood
Melrose Park
Moline
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect

Individuals in Extreme Poverty

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)
22,892
70,000
36,605
60,475
26,991
47,049
19,750
24,041
25,683
21,887
104,988
34,877
42,417
24,575
66,109
23,693
27,530
23,097
33,606
27,013
45,192
28,148
21,877
32,046
37,441
27,446
28,143
50,776
25,962
21,541
140,940
25,635
17,753
28,235
20,826
27,244
20,780
21,921
23,699
43,450
23,908
25,690
22,272
25,289
23,854
43,805
22,720
55,679

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

49% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num
Pct
184
0.8
6,028
8.6
4,539
12.4
1,733
2.9
2,713
10.1
671
1.4
1,203
6.1
811
3.4
4,177
16.3
1,292
5.9
4,345
4.1
670
1.9
951
2.2
989
4.0
3,288
5.0
1,446
6.1
3,016
11.0
327
1.4
1,569
4.7
532
2.0
235
0.5
1,165
4.1
573
2.6
680
2.1
1,099
2.9
4,240
15.4
623
2.2
1,090
2.1
585
2.3
189
0.9
6,937
4.9
2,985
11.6
136
0.8
440
1.6
0.6
124
1,520
5.6
108
0.5
362
1.7
453
1.9
724
1.7
831
3.5
889
3.5
856
3.8
2,108
8.3
1,192
5.0
1,961
4.5
497
2.2
839
1.5

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Mundelein
Naperville
New Lenox
Niles
Normal town
Northbrook
North Chicago
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
O'Fallon
Orland Park
Oswego
Palatine
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Pekin
Peoria
Plainfield
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Rolling Meadows
Romeoville
Roselle
Round Lake Beach
St. Charles
Schaumburg
Skokie
South Elgin
South Holland
Springfield
Streamwood
Tinley Park
Urbana
Vernon Hills
Villa Park
Waukegan
West Chicago
Westmont
Wheaton
Wheeling
Wilmette
Woodridge
Woodstock
Zion

Individuals in Extreme Poverty

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)
31,034
143,066
24,948
29,567
42,703
33,870
20,169
29,326
54,009
51,270
27,169
58,376
25,315
66,945
24,776
37,899
29,523
107,431
35,207
38,413
146,456
35,354
24,992
37,381
24,435
28,670
33,041
73,032
67,088
22,456
23,313
110,513
40,232
58,824
30,166
25,118
22,202
84,281
26,432
22,670
48,776
35,748
27,867
32,701
22,301
23,199

Individuals with Incomes from 0 to

49% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num
Pct
580
1.9
2,422
1.7
230
0.9
781
2.6
4,838
11.3
217
0.6
1,413
7.0
671
2.3
1,071
2.0
1,370
2.7
391
1.4
677
1.2
364
1.4
1,953
2.9
1,495
6.0
282
0.7
1,157
3.9
8,915
8.3
286
0.8
2,412
6.3
15,874
10.8
2,493
7.1
636
2.5
968
2.6
277
1.1
1,538
5.4
465
1.4
1,428
2.0
2,403
3.6
493
2.2
1,378
5.9
7,736
7.0
1,018
2.5
1,482
2.5
17.8
5,371
601
2.4
582
2.6
4,342
5.2
1,001
3.8
538
2.4
798
1.6
813
2.3
291
1.0
893
2.7
962
4.3
854
3.7

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Individuals with Low Incomes (100-200%FPL), 2006-2008

Source: Social IMPACT Research Center's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American
Community Survey 3-Year Estimates.

Geography
United States
Illinois
Adams County
Boone County
Bureau County
Champaign County
Christian County
Clinton County
Coles County
Cook County
DeKalb County
DuPage County
Effingham County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Grundy County
Henry County
Iroquois County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Jersey County
Jo Daviess County
Kane County
Kankakee County
Kendall County
Knox County
Lake County
LaSalle County
Lee County
Livingston County
Logan County
McDonough County
McHenry County
McLean County
Macon County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Marion County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County

Individuals with Low Incomes

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 100 to

199% of the Federal Poverty Level

293,289,504
12,495,250
Illinois Counties
64,062
52,563
34,463
173,171
32,513
33,941
44,533
5,190,756
94,941
911,259
33,811
20,786
38,653
34,064
46,355
48,674
27,548
52,112
37,418
21,675
21,670
490,319
107,610
94,852
47,709
691,534
109,611
33,257
33,794
22,699
25,833
312,281
150,418
104,735
46,619
258,713
38,938
32,076
26,814
31,943

Num
52,189,285
2,003,061
11,774
7,952
7,846
29,107
6,264
4,884
7,972
916,980
14,807
93,257
5,974
5,621
9,778
6,727
6,189
8,128
5,216
9,751
7,834
3,122
2,992
71,892
18,436
6,805
10,078
76,890
19,503
5,736
5,799
3,012
4,212
29,525
19,888
17,049
8,823
42,439
9,328
3,514
5,458
5,149

Pct
17.8
16.0
18.4
15.1
22.8
16.8
19.3
14.4
17.9
17.7
15.6
10.2
17.7
27.0
25.3
19.7
13.4
16.7
18.9
18.7
20.9
14.4
13.8
14.7
17.1
7.2
21.1
11.1
17.8
17.2
17.2
13.3
16.3
9.5
13.2
16.3
18.9
16.4
24.0
11.0
20.4
16.1

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Geography
Ogle County
Peoria County
Perry County
Randolph County
Rock Island County
St. Clair County
Saline County
Sangamon County
Shelby County
Stephenson County
Tazewell County
Vermilion County
Whiteside County
Will County
Williamson County
Winnebago County
Woodford County
Addison
Algonquin
Alton
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Batavia
Belleville
Belvidere
Bensenville
Berwyn
Bloomingdale
Bloomington
Blue Island
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Burbank
Calumet City
Carbondale
Carol Stream
Carpentersville
Champaign
Charleston
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero town
Collinsville
Crest Hill
Crystal Lake
Danville

Individuals with Low Incomes

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)

Individuals with Incomes from 100 to

199% of the Federal Poverty Level

53,905
176,669
19,748
28,316
141,817
256,810
25,239
190,465
21,161
46,000
127,612
79,333
57,983
659,688
62,393
292,024
36,446
Illinois Places
38,642
30,923
26,547
76,660
173,093
41,445
26,464
41,770
24,256
20,638
57,788
19,401
67,663
23,210
69,785
42,285
29,104
41,897
19,708
40,446
37,131
67,860
14,775
2,671,081
30,751
84,392
24,823
17,829
41,412
30,697

Num

Pct
8,670
29,519
4,292
5,514
26,951
43,676
5,613
27,913
3,843
8,220
19,064
17,001
12,264
74,835
12,146
51,802
4,846

16.1
16.7
21.7
19.5
19.0
17.0
22.2
14.7
18.2
17.9
14.9
21.4
21.2
11.3
19.5
17.7
13.3

6,571
926
6,374
4,561
27,945
3,419
1,489
7,969
4,948
4,594
14,921
1,580
8,267
6,878
11,156
2,385
5,242
9,222
3,342
6,341
8,987
10,394
2,350
553,012
6,931
27,365
4,439
2,761
4,790
6,134

17.0
3.0
24.0
5.9
16.1
8.2
5.6
19.1
20.4
22.3
25.8
8.1
12.2
29.6
16.0
5.6
18.0
22.0
17.0
15.7
24.2
15.3
15.9
20.7
22.5
32.4
17.9
15.5
11.6
20.0

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Geography
Darien
Decatur
DeKalb
Des Plaines
Dolton
Downers Grove
East Moline
East Peoria
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Elgin
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Freeport
Galesburg
Geneva
Glendale Heights
Glen Ellyn
Glenview
Granite City
Grayslake
Gurnee
Hanover Park
Harvey
Highland Park
Hoffman Estates
Homer Glen
Huntley
Joliet
Kankakee
Lake Forest
Lake in the Hills
Lake Zurich
Lansing
Libertyville
Lisle
Lockport
Lombard
Loves Park
McHenry
Machesney Park
Maywood
Melrose Park
Moline
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect

Individuals with Low Incomes

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)
22,892
70,000
36,605
60,475
26,991
47,049
19,750
24,041
25,683
21,887
104,988
34,877
42,417
24,575
66,109
23,693
27,530
23,097
33,606
27,013
45,192
28,148
21,877
32,046
37,441
27,446
28,143
50,776
25,962
21,541
140,940
25,635
17,753
28,235
20,826
27,244
20,780
21,921
23,699
43,450
23,908
25,690
22,272
25,289
23,854
43,805
22,720
55,679

Individuals with Incomes from 100 to

199% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num

Pct
1,292
12,976
7,326
8,449
5,361
3,507
3,556
3,395
7,450
1,621
23,806
2,860
3,257
3,418
6,866
4,921
6,237
793
6,536
2,567
2,853
6,092
1,320
1,347
7,160
7,170
1,172
4,936
1,552
1,344
25,100
6,676
676
2,516
1,123
3,154
1,100
2,077
1,281
3,120
3,748
3,081
3,077
5,840
6,621
8,270
2,139
7,775

5.6
18.5
20.0
14.0
19.9
7.5
18.0
14.1
29.0
7.4
22.7
8.2
7.7
13.9
10.4
20.8
22.7
3.4
19.4
9.5
6.3
21.6
6.0
4.2
19.1
26.1
4.2
9.7
6.0
6.2
17.8
26.0
3.8
8.9
5.4
11.6
5.3
9.5
5.4
7.2
15.7
12.0
13.8
23.1
27.8
18.9
9.4
14.0

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Geography
Mundelein
Naperville
New Lenox
Niles
Normal town
Northbrook
North Chicago
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
O'Fallon
Orland Park
Oswego
Palatine
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Pekin
Peoria
Plainfield
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Rolling Meadows
Romeoville
Roselle
Round Lake Beach
St. Charles
Schaumburg
Skokie
South Elgin
South Holland
Springfield
Streamwood
Tinley Park
Urbana
Vernon Hills
Villa Park
Waukegan
West Chicago
Westmont
Wheaton
Wheeling
Wilmette
Woodridge
Woodstock
Zion

Individuals with Low Incomes

Total Population (for

whom poverty status
is determined)
31,034
143,066
24,948
29,567
42,703
33,870
20,169
29,326
54,009
51,270
27,169
58,376
25,315
66,945
24,776
37,899
29,523
107,431
35,207
38,413
146,456
35,354
24,992
37,381
24,435
28,670
33,041
73,032
67,088
22,456
23,313
110,513
40,232
58,824
30,166
25,118
22,202
84,281
26,432
22,670
48,776
35,748
27,867
32,701
22,301
23,199

Individuals with Incomes from 100 to

199% of the Federal Poverty Level
Num

Pct
4,790
8,864
1,118
5,091
6,514
3,085
5,452
4,000
8,315
4,364
1,877
2,870
1,006
8,126
5,237
2,698
4,777
19,366
1,888
7,855
31,021
7,547
4,638
4,693
1,616
5,027
3,256
8,143
9,825
1,707
4,322
17,488
6,166
4,750
5,975
1,922
2,284
20,838
4,131
2,572
3,961
5,668
1,011
4,702
4,068
5,966

15.4
6.2
4.5
17.2
15.3
9.1
27.0
13.6
15.4
8.5
6.9
4.9
4.0
12.1
21.1
7.1
16.2
18.0
5.4
20.4
21.2
21.3
18.6
12.6
6.6
17.5
9.9
11.1
14.6
7.6
18.5
15.8
15.3
8.1
19.8
7.7
10.3
24.7
15.6
11.3
8.1
15.9
3.6
14.4
18.2
25.7

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Child Poverty, 2006-2008

Source: Social IMPACT Research Center's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008
American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates.
Notes: Includes related children under age 18.

Geography
United States
Illinois Counties
Adams County
Boone County
Bureau County
Champaign County
Christian County
Clinton County
Coles County
Cook County
DeKalb County
DuPage County
Effingham County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Grundy County
Henry County
Iroquois County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Jersey County
Jo Daviess County
Kane County
Kankakee County
Kendall County
Knox County
Lake County
LaSalle County
Lee County
Livingston County
Logan County
McDonough County
McHenry County
McLean County
Macon County
Macoupin County
Madison County
Marion County
Monroe County

Child Poverty

Related Children in Poverty

(0-99% FPL)
Num
Pct
72,201,390
12,847,339
17.8
3,130,663
516,701
16.5
Illinois
14,840
2,452
16.5
14,174
2,122
15.0
7,799
1,025
13.1
37,234
6,336
17.0
7,685
2,215
28.8
7,811
756
9.7
9,085
1,700
18.7
1,298,155
275,183
21.2
22,489
2,019
9.0
230,915
13,975
6.1
8,527
1,269
14.9
4,606
951
20.6
8,360
2,545
30.4
7,237
1,853
25.6
11,449
713
6.2
10,572
1,595
15.1
6,620
871
13.2
9,971
2,873
28.8
8,426
1,841
21.8
4,689
424
9.0
4,065
398
9.8
144,455
17,613
12.2
27,215
5,057
18.6
27,169
1,450
5.3
9,935
2,580
26.0
194,150
16,911
8.7
25,597
3,545
13.8
7,475
838
11.2
8,068
1,424
17.6
5,591
569
10.2
4,864
859
17.7
84,388
6,141
7.3
36,468
4,031
11.1
24,002
6,062
25.3
10,230
1,910
18.7
60,901
10,171
16.7
8,931
1,817
20.3
7,512
272
3.6

Total Population of
Related Children

15 of 22

Geography
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Ogle County
Peoria County
Perry County
Randolph County
Rock Island County
St. Clair County
Saline County
Sangamon County
Shelby County
Stephenson County
Tazewell County
Vermilion County
Whiteside County
Will County
Williamson County
Winnebago County
Woodford County
Addison
Algonquin
Alton
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Batavia
Belleville
Belvidere
Bensenville
Berwyn
Bloomingdale
Bloomington
Blue Island
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Burbank
Calumet City
Carbondale
Carol Stream
Carpentersville
Champaign
Charleston
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero town
Collinsville
Crest Hill
Crystal Lake

Child Poverty

Total Population of
Related Children
6,142
6,762
13,177
43,966
4,183
6,180
32,753
66,403
5,605
44,623
4,625
10,656
29,406
18,763
13,208
188,134
13,845
73,163
8,815
Illinois Places
9,385
9,147
6,787
18,088
53,016
12,663
7,936
9,795
7,070
5,474
17,198
3,947
17,029
6,403
20,779
10,428
7,784
12,534
2,778
11,320
12,588
13,267
2,090
648,251
9,365
29,894
5,419
3,755
11,863

Related Children in Poverty

(0-99% FPL)
Num
Pct
1,441
23.5
1,969
29.1
754
5.7
8,554
19.5
614
14.7
812
13.1
6,189
18.9
16,117
24.3
1,756
31.3
7,751
17.4
533
11.5
2,510
23.6
3,297
11.2
4,900
26.1
2,000
15.1
13,853
7.4
3,501
25.3
15,477
21.2
614
7.0
1,286
257
1,934
788
9,316
412
657
1,996
1,635
1,363
2,496
80
1,919
1,131
1,791
144
1,499
2,744
1,305
1,120
1,352
3,142
594
197,092
2,708
7,117
1,364
481
788

13.7
2.8
28.5
4.4
17.6
3.3
8.3
20.4
23.1
24.9
14.5
2.0
11.3
17.7
8.6
1.4
19.3
21.9
47.0
9.9
10.7
23.7
28.4
30.4
28.9
23.8
25.2
12.8
6.6

16 of 22

Geography
Danville
Darien
Decatur
DeKalb
Des Plaines
Dolton
Downers Grove
East Moline
East Peoria
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Elgin
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Freeport
Galesburg
Geneva
Glendale Heights
Glen Ellyn
Glenview
Granite City
Grayslake
Gurnee
Hanover Park
Harvey
Highland Park
Hoffman Estates
Homer Glen
Huntley
Joliet
Kankakee
Lake Forest
Lake in the Hills
Lake Zurich
Lansing
Libertyville
Lisle
Lockport
Lombard
Loves Park
McHenry
Machesney Park
Maywood
Melrose Park
Moline
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect

Child Poverty

Related Children in Poverty

(0-99% FPL)
Num
Pct
7,512
2,930
39.0
4,532
289
6.4
15,935
5,672
35.6
7,473
1,144
15.3
13,492
1,514
11.2
8,985
2,522
28.1
11,058
219
2.0
4,305
848
19.7
5,218
318
6.1
7,957
4,003
50.3
5,419
519
9.6
29,893
4,579
15.3
8,416
327
3.9
11,883
571
4.8
5,067
696
13.7
14,958
1,094
7.3
5,304
1,819
34.3
5,770
1,922
33.3
7,095
154
2.2
9,197
1,645
17.9
7,879
384
4.9
11,712
493
4.2
6,264
1,507
24.1
6,368
266
4.2
8,790
542
6.2
10,550
1,197
11.3
8,667
3,714
42.9
7,364
423
5.7
13,419
1,064
7.9
7,131
479
6.7
5,003
98
2.0
42,654
6,136
14.4
7,533
2,815
37.4
4,749
97
2.0
8,926
2.5
226
-7,565
990
13.1
-4,736
192
4.1
6,140
138
2.2
9,246
83
0.9
5,441
678
12.5
6,665
1,199
18.0
5,167
675
13.1
6,798
2,097
30.8
7,193
1,574
21.9
9,746
1,414
14.5
4,421
233
5.3
12,733
1,092
8.6

Total Population of
Related Children

17 of 22

Geography
Mundelein
Naperville
New Lenox
Niles
Normal town
Northbrook
North Chicago
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
O'Fallon
Orland Park
Oswego
Palatine
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Pekin
Peoria
Plainfield
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Rolling Meadows
Romeoville
Roselle
Round Lake Beach
St. Charles
Schaumburg
Skokie
South Elgin
South Holland
Springfield
Streamwood
Tinley Park
Urbana
Vernon Hills
Villa Park
Waukegan
West Chicago
Westmont
Wheaton
Wheeling
Wilmette
Woodridge
Woodstock
Zion

Child Poverty

Related Children in Poverty

(0-99% FPL)
Num
Pct
7,934
296
3.7
43,961
1,185
2.7
7,659
174
2.3
4,953
451
9.1
9,019
1,178
13.1
8,402
87
1.0
6,383
1,036
16.2
8,169
947
11.6
11,677
692
5.9
13,330
578
4.3
7,555
863
11.4
13,959
764
5.5
8,104
613
7.6
17,137
1,946
11.4
6,489
778
12.0
-6,517
1,471
22.6
27,408
7,374
26.9
12,043
177
1.5
8,970
2,006
22.4
37,276
11,843
31.8
8,835
2,256
25.5
6,330
535
8.5
10,990
1,076
9.8
6,464
135
2.1
9,525
2,077
21.8
8,059
737
9.1
15,491
1,081
7.0
15,313
2,029
13.3
7,604
345
4.5
6,604
733
11.1
26,070
6,155
23.6
11,665
1,497
12.8
14,648
984
6.7
5,062
21.7
1,100
6,758
277
4.1
4,832
430
8.9
24,043
4,204
17.5
8,618
1,051
12.2
5,006
483
9.6
12,308
638
5.2
8,155
1,124
13.8
8,601
209
2.4
6,946
342
4.9
5,691
737
13.0
7,359
1,615
21.9

Total Population of
Related Children

18 of 22

Median Household Income, 2006-2008

Source: Social IMPACT Research Center's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau,
2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates.
Notes: The median income is the point at which half of all households have
an income above and half have an income below.

Median Household
Income
$52,175
United States
$55,935
Illinois
Illinois Counties
$44,600
Adams County
$59,641
Boone County
$44,343
Bureau County
$44,765
Champaign County
$40,388
Christian County
$54,172
Clinton County
$35,307
Coles County
$54,355
Cook County
$56,373
DeKalb County
$77,441
DuPage County
$46,668
Effingham County
$38,547
Fayette County
$33,923
Franklin County
$41,271
Fulton County
$63,605
Grundy County
$47,804
Henry County
$47,406
Iroquois County
$32,156
Jackson County
$40,905
Jefferson County
$54,420
Jersey County
$52,384
Jo Daviess County
$68,969
Kane County
$51,619
Kankakee County
$79,839
Kendall County
$37,860
Knox County
$80,240
Lake County
$49,523
LaSalle County
$49,705
Lee County
$48,382
Livingston County
$49,829
Logan County
$35,360
McDonough County
$77,681
McHenry County
$56,252
McLean County
$44,994
Macon County
$46,521
Macoupin County
$51,459
Madison County
$38,129
Marion County
$67,061
Monroe County
$40,748
Montgomery County
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Median Household
Income
$44,978
Morgan County
$55,635
Ogle County
$48,720
Peoria County
$40,751
Perry County
$44,477
Randolph County
$45,417
Rock Island County
$47,830
St. Clair County
$33,442
Saline County
$51,537
Sangamon County
$45,054
Shelby County
$42,529
Stephenson County
$54,744
Tazewell County
$40,218
Vermilion County
$44,800
Whiteside County
$75,891
Will County
$39,167
Williamson County
$47,859
Winnebago County
$63,549
Woodford County
Illinois Places
$65,332
Addison
$95,975
Algonquin
$37,610
Alton
$80,256
Arlington Heights
$62,360
Aurora
$91,423
Bartlett
$90,680
Batavia
$44,880
Belleville
$44,740
Belvidere
$55,300
Bensenville
$48,414
Berwyn
$74,028
Bloomingdale
$55,177
Bloomington
$43,844
Blue Island
$78,949
Bolingbrook
$89,500
Buffalo Grove
$55,269
Burbank
$44,593
Calumet City
$17,508
Carbondale
$70,805
Carol Stream
$58,025
Carpentersville
$38,860
Champaign
$23,858
Charleston
$46,767
Chicago
$38,944
Chicago Heights
$41,989
Cicero town
$46,305
Collinsville
$55,464
Crest Hill
$76,301
Crystal Lake
$33,016
Danville
$77,273
Darien
Geography

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Geography
Decatur
DeKalb
Des Plaines
Dolton
Downers Grove
East Moline
East Peoria
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
Elgin
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Freeport
Galesburg
Geneva
Glendale Heights
Glen Ellyn
Glenview
Granite City
Grayslake
Gurnee
Hanover Park
Harvey
Highland Park
Hoffman Estates
Homer Glen
Huntley
Joliet
Kankakee
Lake Forest
Lake in the Hills
Lake Zurich
Lansing
Libertyville
Lisle
Lockport
Lombard
Loves Park
McHenry
Machesney Park
Maywood
Melrose Park
Moline
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
Naperville
New Lenox

Median Household Income

Median Household
Income
$38,896
$43,168
$58,730
$50,358
$77,206
$40,313
$56,555
$20,767
$64,479
$56,399
$72,350
$86,056
$55,623
$72,447
$35,938
$33,030
$91,733
$56,795
$89,695
$105,879
$38,199
$90,811
$87,755
$66,150
$32,836
$120,688
$76,831
$98,140
$72,670
$60,934
$31,716
$139,765
$82,106
$105,376
$48,792
$104,867
$75,594
$79,267
$74,158
$50,167
$63,299
$53,435
$46,056
$40,760
$47,970
$70,682
$66,214
$79,439
$101,470
$86,974

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Geography
Niles
Normal town
Northbrook
North Chicago
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
O'Fallon
Orland Park
Oswego
Palatine
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Pekin
Peoria
Plainfield
Quincy
Rockford
Rock Island
Rolling Meadows
Romeoville
Roselle
Round Lake Beach
St. Charles
Schaumburg
Skokie
South Elgin
South Holland
Springfield
Streamwood
Tinley Park
Urbana
Vernon Hills
Villa Park
Waukegan
West Chicago
Westmont
Wheaton
Wheeling
Wilmette
Woodridge
Woodstock
Zion

Median Household Income

Median Household
Income
$52,542
$47,283
$116,680
$43,058
$73,143
$56,060
$72,465
$72,176
$81,368
$88,930
$74,316
$48,861
$91,674
$40,152
$44,164
$100,566
$37,990
$38,204
$41,807
$63,377
$66,079
$79,061
$64,039
$74,074
$70,454
$66,873
$78,472
$60,625
$46,818
$71,318
$72,565
$37,087
$88,662
$70,428
$48,527
$76,190
$59,570
$85,105
$57,345
$132,411
$68,291
$55,830
$45,579

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