Cities in Illinois by median household income

Hinsdale, IL had the highest median household income of 225 cities in 2023, at $250,001. Carbondale, IL had the lowest, at $29,670. The median was $87,587 and the figure for Illinois was $81,702. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest250,001Hinsdale, IL

Lowest29,670Carbondale, IL

Median87,587225 cities

Illinois81,702History

Top 40 cities, 2023

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 USD	Change on 2022
1	Hinsdale, IL Estimated	250,001	0%
1	Winnetka, IL Estimated	250,001	0%
3	Lake Forest, IL	228,120	+12.8%
4	Western Springs, IL	218,839	+10.1%
5	Campton Hills, IL	192,727	+0.2%
6	Wilmette, IL	192,300	+4.7%
7	Deerfield, IL	189,705	+2.1%
8	Libertyville, IL	162,270	+0.6%
9	Highland Park, IL	161,875	+1.4%
10	Northbrook, IL	155,321	+3.4%
11	La Grange, IL	154,556	+9.4%
12	Burr Ridge, IL	154,508	-11.4%
13	Frankfort, IL	153,714	-2.5%
14	Naperville, IL	150,937	+5%
15	Barrington, IL	150,714	-5.9%
16	River Forest, IL	148,711	+2.7%
17	Elmhurst, IL	145,374	+1.3%
18	Winfield, IL	143,102	+4.7%
19	Plainfield, IL	142,265	-0.6%
20	Lake Zurich, IL	139,959	+3.5%
21	Glenview, IL	138,758	+2.9%
22	Park Ridge, IL	138,059	+0.1%
23	Geneva, IL	136,621	+2.9%
24	Glen Ellyn, IL	133,346	+4.1%
25	New Lenox, IL	133,071	+2.5%
26	Algonquin, IL	131,753	+1.6%
27	Bartlett, IL	130,479	+3.1%
28	Buffalo Grove, IL	129,820	+1.8%
29	Mokena, IL	129,017	+5.5%
30	Homer Glen, IL	128,546	-1.3%
31	Manhattan, IL	128,375	+4.1%
32	Lindenhurst, IL	127,837	+2.5%
33	Lemont, IL	126,100	-2%
34	South Elgin, IL	123,744	+4.6%
35	Shorewood, IL	122,648	+2.3%
36	Minooka, IL	122,163	+2%
37	Channahon, IL	121,458	+7.7%
38	Gurnee, IL	121,410	+7.8%
39	Vernon Hills, IL	120,625	+2.9%
40	Oswego, IL	119,881	+6.9%
41	Pingree Grove, IL	119,880	+12.5%
42	Downers Grove, IL	119,649	+3.6%
43	Wheaton, IL	119,566	+5.3%
44	Batavia, IL	119,167	+4.7%
45	La Grange Park, IL	119,115	+5%
46	Antioch, IL	118,635	+5.4%
47	Arlington Heights, IL	118,532	+4.4%
48	St. Charles, IL	115,350	+4.5%
49	Mahomet, IL	114,904	+0.7%
50	Grayslake, IL	113,697	+2.7%
51	Lake in the Hills, IL	113,491	+2.3%
52	Lockport, IL	113,252	+5.9%
53	Wauconda, IL	112,438	+3.9%
54	North Aurora, IL	111,781	+6.9%
55	Cary, IL	109,790	+2.5%
56	Hoffman Estates, IL	109,683	+2.1%
57	Darien, IL	109,354	-1.1%
58	Roselle, IL	109,118	+4.8%
59	Round Lake, IL	108,965	+18.2%
60	Yorkville, IL	108,775	+3.3%
61	Brookfield, IL	108,429	+9.7%
62	Oak Park, IL	108,026	+4.6%
63	Palos Heights, IL	107,974	+2.5%
64	Lincolnwood, IL	107,950	+8.6%
65	Columbia, IL	107,922	+1.2%
66	Mundelein, IL	107,608	+7.7%
67	Bolingbrook, IL	107,552	+5.4%
68	Lisle, IL	106,173	-0.1%
69	Morton Grove, IL	106,078	+3%
70	Chatham, IL	106,030	+2%
71	Crystal Lake, IL	105,428	+2.3%
72	Carol Stream, IL	105,395	+1.8%
73	Mount Prospect, IL	103,911	+3.4%
74	Tinley Park, IL	103,819	+4.2%
75	Westchester, IL	103,561	+2.1%
76	O'Fallon, IL	102,793	+0.2%
77	Streamwood, IL	101,049	+6.4%
78	West Chicago, IL	100,568	+8.9%
79	Rolling Meadows, IL	100,424	+10%
80	Shiloh, IL	100,058	+5.8%
81	Romeoville, IL	100,022	+3.7%
82	Warrenville, IL	99,028	+3.2%
83	Orland Park, IL	98,979	+1.7%
84	Bloomingdale, IL	98,891	+2.2%
85	Matteson, IL	98,617	+11.3%
86	Troy, IL	97,825	+4.2%
87	Roscoe, IL	97,704	-1.1%
88	Woodridge, IL	97,263	+1.6%
89	Lombard, IL	97,253	+1.8%
90	Montgomery, IL	96,985	-7.8%
91	Homewood, IL	96,522	+11.7%
92	Palatine, IL	95,950	+2.7%
93	Evanston, IL	95,766	+2.8%
94	Evergreen Park, IL	95,738	+3.8%
95	Elk Grove Village, IL	95,216	+1.5%
96	Villa Park, IL	94,698	+4.9%
97	Schaumburg, IL	94,690	+2%
98	Des Plaines, IL	94,303	+9%
99	Skokie, IL	93,550	+1.8%
100	Godfrey, IL	92,746	+9.2%
101	Edwardsville, IL	92,671	+6.4%
102	Glen Carbon, IL	92,434	+0.5%
103	Hanover Park, IL	92,263	+4.3%
104	Waterloo, IL	92,005	+4.5%
105	Prospect Heights, IL	91,599	+8.5%
106	Washington, IL	91,360	+4.9%
107	Wood Dale, IL	90,408	+4.6%
108	Aurora, IL	90,109	+4.8%
109	Elgin, IL	88,316	+2.7%
110	Joliet, IL	88,026	+3.6%
111	Oak Forest, IL	87,941	-2%
112	Morton, IL	87,760	+2%
113	Addison, IL	87,587	+6.1%
114	Norridge, IL	87,579	+3.6%
115	South Holland, IL	87,378	+9.8%
116	McHenry, IL	86,865	+3.8%
117	Round Lake Beach, IL	86,632	+4%
118	Huntley, IL	86,349	+3.6%
119	Carpentersville, IL	86,327	+4.2%
120	Hickory Hills, IL	85,541	+5.1%
121	Swansea, IL	84,367	-1.4%
122	Elmwood Park, IL	84,121	+11%
123	Burbank, IL	83,975	+3.6%
124	Palos Hills, IL	83,969	+5.9%
125	Westmont, IL	83,622	+1.3%
126	Woodstock, IL	83,293	+1.2%
127	Wheeling, IL	83,251	+4%
128	Plano, IL	83,102	-5.6%
129	Beach Park, IL	83,069	+4.6%
130	Oak Lawn, IL	82,493	+6.8%
131	Glendale Heights, IL	82,232	-1.6%
132	Forest Park, IL	81,323	+3.4%
133	Bourbonnais, IL	81,017	+4.2%
134	Sycamore, IL	80,837	+0.1%
135	Niles, IL	78,563	+3.7%
136	Bensenville, IL	78,298	+2.4%
137	Fairview Heights, IL	77,960	+5.3%
138	Highland, IL	77,886	+2.8%
139	Northlake, IL	77,564	+8.1%
140	Country Club Hills, IL	77,463	+5.3%
141	Bellwood, IL	76,990	+6.6%
142	Franklin Park, IL	76,009	+2.5%
143	Bloomington, IL	75,449	+3.2%
144	Berwyn, IL	75,235	+5.5%
145	Chicago, IL	75,134	+4.8%
146	River Grove, IL	74,793	+3.2%
147	Machesney Park, IL	74,244	+4.4%
148	Ottawa, IL	73,011	+7.5%
149	Morris, IL	72,357	-2.1%
150	Lansing, IL	71,805	+4.4%
151	East Peoria, IL	71,763	-2.7%
152	Richton Park, IL	71,724	+2.9%
153	Crest Hill, IL	71,408	+4.4%
154	Waukegan, IL	70,578	+6.8%
155	Fox Lake, IL	69,896	+6.7%
156	Chicago Ridge, IL	69,389	+6.5%
157	Crestwood, IL	68,686	-6.2%
158	Cicero, IL	68,548	+6.6%
159	Midlothian, IL	67,872	+1.3%
160	Alsip, IL	67,557	+7%
161	Schiller Park, IL	67,473	+2.4%
162	Maywood, IL	66,498	+2.7%
163	Normal, IL	66,350	+3.7%
164	Wood River, IL	65,960	+12.2%
165	Effingham, IL	65,718	+5.4%
166	Springfield, IL	65,537	+5%
167	Collinsville, IL	65,170	+3.2%
168	Bridgeview, IL	65,153	+6.1%
169	Melrose Park, IL	64,740	+0.5%
170	Lyons, IL	64,209	+8.1%
171	Moline, IL	63,959	+0.6%
172	East Moline, IL	63,328	+5.5%
173	Bradley, IL	62,940	+5.3%
174	Hazel Crest, IL	62,773	+9.7%
175	Jacksonville, IL	62,615	+11.9%
176	Zion, IL	62,574	-3.8%
177	Belvidere, IL	62,462	+5.5%
178	Park Forest, IL	62,305	+5.8%
179	Blue Island, IL	60,965	+6%
180	Belleville, IL	60,529	-0.1%
181	Granite City, IL	60,490	+3.1%
182	Summit, IL	60,417	+18.4%
183	Pontiac, IL	59,579	+7.9%
184	Peoria, IL	58,716	+1.1%
185	Dolton, IL	58,706	+7.2%
186	Loves Park, IL	58,633	+4%
187	Justice, IL	58,514	-2.6%
188	Herrin, IL	58,501	+7.2%
189	Dixon, IL	58,371	+11.8%
190	Pekin, IL	58,355	+11.1%
191	Champaign, IL	57,544	-1.3%
192	Chicago Heights, IL	57,479	+1.3%
193	Rock Island, IL	57,292	+2.8%
194	Marion, IL	57,281	+6%
195	Worth, IL	56,998	+3.8%
196	North Chicago, IL	56,815	+9.2%
197	Quincy, IL	56,372	+4%
198	Streator, IL	54,953	+17.9%
199	Canton, IL	54,881	+4%
200	Lincoln, IL	54,390	+0.7%
201	Calumet City, IL	53,991	-4.8%
202	Rockford, IL	53,328	+5.1%
203	Alton, IL	53,005	+7.2%
204	Mount Vernon, IL	52,751	+8.1%
205	Taylorville, IL	52,720	+6.6%
206	Sterling, IL	52,647	+7.4%
207	Markham, IL	52,364	+9.2%
208	Decatur, IL	50,809	+3.6%
209	Rantoul, IL	49,821	+8.1%
210	Kewanee, IL	49,668	+7.3%
211	Charleston, IL	49,057	+3.2%
212	Freeport, IL	48,181	+7.9%
213	Centralia, IL	47,308	+1.8%
213	Mattoon, IL	47,308	+2.9%
215	DeKalb, IL	46,564	-1.8%
216	Urbana, IL	45,854	+11.5%
217	Riverdale, IL	45,709	+11.1%
218	Galesburg, IL	45,213	+6.8%
219	Kankakee, IL	45,119	+7%
220	Danville, IL	44,239	+4.3%
221	Harvey, IL	41,091	+0.5%
222	Macomb, IL	39,753	+13.4%
223	Cahokia Heights, IL	37,975	+24.6%
224	East St. Louis, IL	30,992	+8.7%
225	Carbondale, IL	29,670	+8.4%

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by median household income, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by median household income, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/illinois-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}

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