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Cities in Illinois by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Winnetka, IL had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 224 cities in 2021, at $143,109. East St. Louis, IL had the lowest, at $18,132. The median was $36,549 and the figure for Illinois was $39,571. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest143,109Winnetka, IL
Lowest18,132East St. Louis, IL
Median36,549224 cities
Illinois39,571History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Winnetka, IL: 143,109 USDWinnetka, IL143,109Hinsdale, IL: 114,121 USDHinsdale, IL114,121Burr Ridge, IL: 102,404 USDBurr Ridge, IL102,404Lake Forest, IL: 99,558 USDLake Forest, IL99,558Wilmette, IL: 97,355 USDWilmette, IL97,355Highland Park, IL: 93,309 USDHighland Park, IL93,309Western Springs, IL: 86,977 USDWestern Springs, IL86,977Deerfield, IL: 86,234 USDDeerfield, IL86,234River Forest, IL: 81,053 USDRiver Forest, IL81,053Northbrook, IL: 78,195 USDNorthbrook, IL78,195Libertyville, IL: 76,019 USDLibertyville, IL76,019Campton Hills, IL: 73,942 USDCampton Hills, IL73,942Glenview, IL: 70,217 USDGlenview, IL70,217Glen Ellyn, IL: 69,566 USDGlen Ellyn, IL69,566Barrington, IL: 65,617 USDBarrington, IL65,617Elmhurst, IL: 63,417 USDElmhurst, IL63,417Park Ridge, IL: 63,056 USDPark Ridge, IL63,056La Grange, IL: 62,827 USDLa Grange, IL62,827Naperville, IL: 62,001 USDNaperville, IL62,001Oak Park, IL: 60,973 USDOak Park, IL60,973Geneva, IL: 60,161 USDGeneva, IL60,161Winfield, IL: 58,210 USDWinfield, IL58,210Evanston, IL: 57,626 USDEvanston, IL57,626Downers Grove, IL: 57,209 USDDowners Grove, IL57,209Buffalo Grove, IL: 55,906 USDBuffalo Grove, IL55,906St. Charles, IL: 55,477 USDSt. Charles, IL55,477Wheaton, IL: 55,339 USDWheaton, IL55,339Lisle, IL: 54,867 USDLisle, IL54,867Arlington Heights, IL: 53,880 USDArlington Heights, IL53,880Frankfort, IL: 53,589 USDFrankfort, IL53,589Vernon Hills, IL: 53,484 USDVernon Hills, IL53,484Lake Zurich, IL: 53,169 USDLake Zurich, IL53,169Darien, IL: 51,388 USDDarien, IL51,388La Grange Park, IL: 51,178 USDLa Grange Park, IL51,178Batavia, IL: 50,976 USDBatavia, IL50,976Gurnee, IL: 50,422 USDGurnee, IL50,422Bloomingdale, IL: 50,374 USDBloomingdale, IL50,374Grayslake, IL: 50,354 USDGrayslake, IL50,354Columbia, IL: 49,582 USDColumbia, IL49,582Algonquin, IL: 49,226 USDAlgonquin, IL49,226Winnetka, IL: 143,109 USDWinnetka, IL143,109Hinsdale, IL: 114,121 USDHinsdale, IL114,121Burr Ridge, IL: 102,404 USDBurr Ridge, IL102,404Lake Forest, IL: 99,558 USDLake Forest, IL99,558Wilmette, IL: 97,355 USDWilmette, IL97,355Highland Park, IL: 93,309 USDHighland Park, IL93,309Western Springs, IL: 86,977 USDWestern Springs, IL86,977Deerfield, IL: 86,234 USDDeerfield, IL86,234River Forest, IL: 81,053 USDRiver Forest, IL81,053Northbrook, IL: 78,195 USDNorthbrook, IL78,195Libertyville, IL: 76,019 USDLibertyville, IL76,019Campton Hills, IL: 73,942 USDCampton Hills, IL73,942Glenview, IL: 70,217 USDGlenview, IL70,217Glen Ellyn, IL: 69,566 USDGlen Ellyn, IL69,566Barrington, IL: 65,617 USDBarrington, IL65,617Elmhurst, IL: 63,417 USDElmhurst, IL63,417Park Ridge, IL: 63,056 USDPark Ridge, IL63,056La Grange, IL: 62,827 USDLa Grange, IL62,827Naperville, IL: 62,001 USDNaperville, IL62,001Oak Park, IL: 60,973 USDOak Park, IL60,973Geneva, IL: 60,161 USDGeneva, IL60,161Winfield, IL: 58,210 USDWinfield, IL58,210Evanston, IL: 57,626 USDEvanston, IL57,626Downers Grove, IL: 57,209 USDDowners Grove, IL57,209Buffalo Grove, IL: 55,906 USDBuffalo Grove, IL55,906St. Charles, IL: 55,477 USDSt. Charles, IL55,477Wheaton, IL: 55,339 USDWheaton, IL55,339Lisle, IL: 54,867 USDLisle, IL54,867Arlington Heights, IL: 53,880 USDArlington Heights, IL53,880Frankfort, IL: 53,589 USDFrankfort, IL53,589Vernon Hills, IL: 53,484 USDVernon Hills, IL53,484Lake Zurich, IL: 53,169 USDLake Zurich, IL53,169Darien, IL: 51,388 USDDarien, IL51,388La Grange Park, IL: 51,178 USDLa Grange Park, IL51,178Batavia, IL: 50,976 USDBatavia, IL50,976Gurnee, IL: 50,422 USDGurnee, IL50,422Bloomingdale, IL: 50,374 USDBloomingdale, IL50,374Grayslake, IL: 50,354 USDGrayslake, IL50,354Columbia, IL: 49,582 USDColumbia, IL49,582Algonquin, IL: 49,226 USDAlgonquin, IL49,226
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Winnetka, IL143,109
2Hinsdale, IL114,121
3Burr Ridge, IL102,404
4Lake Forest, IL99,558
5Wilmette, IL97,355
6Highland Park, IL93,309
7Western Springs, IL86,977
8Deerfield, IL86,234
9River Forest, IL81,053
10Northbrook, IL78,195
11Libertyville, IL76,019
12Campton Hills, IL73,942
13Glenview, IL70,217
14Glen Ellyn, IL69,566
15Barrington, IL65,617
16Elmhurst, IL63,417
17Park Ridge, IL63,056
18La Grange, IL62,827
19Naperville, IL62,001
20Oak Park, IL60,973
21Geneva, IL60,161
22Winfield, IL58,210
23Evanston, IL57,626
24Downers Grove, IL57,209
25Buffalo Grove, IL55,906
26St. Charles, IL55,477
27Wheaton, IL55,339
28Lisle, IL54,867
29Arlington Heights, IL53,880
30Frankfort, IL53,589
31Vernon Hills, IL53,484
32Lake Zurich, IL53,169
33Darien, IL51,388
34La Grange Park, IL51,178
35Batavia, IL50,976
36Gurnee, IL50,422
37Bloomingdale, IL50,374
38Grayslake, IL50,354
39Columbia, IL49,582
40Algonquin, IL49,226
41Mokena, IL48,998
42Lincolnwood, IL48,641
43Lemont, IL48,479
44Plainfield, IL48,016
45Forest Park, IL47,658
46Palos Heights, IL47,137
47Westchester, IL46,608
48Glen Carbon, IL46,140
49South Elgin, IL46,005
50Homer Glen, IL45,912
51Palatine, IL45,557
52Lindenhurst, IL45,447
53New Lenox, IL45,362
54Orland Park, IL45,338
55Cary, IL45,202
56Pingree Grove, IL44,970
57Woodridge, IL44,630
58Bartlett, IL44,559
59Westmont, IL44,543
60Mahomet, IL44,427
61Tinley Park, IL44,349
62Schaumburg, IL44,170
63Roselle, IL43,768
64O'Fallon, IL43,647
65Swansea, IL43,541
66Morton, IL43,538
67Mount Prospect, IL43,389
68Lombard, IL43,304
69Shiloh, IL42,942
70North Aurora, IL42,939
71Shorewood, IL42,826
72Wauconda, IL42,779
73Prospect Heights, IL42,767
74Chatham, IL42,686
75Brookfield, IL42,575
76McHenry, IL42,492
77Elk Grove Village, IL42,410
78Godfrey, IL42,288
79Oswego, IL42,024
80Chicago, IL41,821
81Antioch, IL41,641
82Crystal Lake, IL41,507
83Manhattan, IL41,241
84Hoffman Estates, IL41,166
85Huntley, IL41,008
86Morton Grove, IL41,004
87Norridge, IL40,792
88Channahon, IL40,721
89Warrenville, IL40,693
90Mundelein, IL40,663
91Lake in the Hills, IL40,505
92Yorkville, IL39,765
93Rolling Meadows, IL39,717
94Carol Stream, IL39,693
95Minooka, IL39,369
96Skokie, IL39,196
97Lockport, IL39,118
98Roscoe, IL39,036
99Edwardsville, IL39,001
100Bolingbrook, IL38,896
101Bloomington, IL38,887
102Washington, IL38,555
103Des Plaines, IL38,455
104Matteson, IL38,394
105Villa Park, IL38,268
106Waterloo, IL37,787
107Wheeling, IL37,719
108Evergreen Park, IL37,440
109Fox Lake, IL37,239
110Oak Forest, IL37,068
111Palos Hills, IL36,985
112Troy, IL36,707
113Woodstock, IL36,391
114Oak Lawn, IL36,279
115Wood Dale, IL36,072
116Niles, IL35,908
117Springfield, IL35,851
118Sycamore, IL35,796
119Highland, IL35,742
120East Peoria, IL35,578
121Peoria, IL35,232
122Homewood, IL35,145
123Collinsville, IL35,086
124Aurora, IL34,805
125Fairview Heights, IL34,478
126Round Lake, IL34,172
127Morris, IL34,099
128Elmwood Park, IL33,865
129West Chicago, IL33,049
130Loves Park, IL32,926
131Streamwood, IL32,872
132Addison, IL32,779
133Marion, IL32,597
134Moline, IL32,117
135Crestwood, IL32,093
136Champaign, IL32,023
137Machesney Park, IL31,814
138Elgin, IL31,673
139Montgomery, IL31,543
140Normal, IL31,516
141Canton, IL31,484
142Joliet, IL31,390
143Hickory Hills, IL31,301
144Ottawa, IL31,213
145Lyons, IL31,175
146Plano, IL31,040
147Effingham, IL30,960
148Lansing, IL30,897
149Glendale Heights, IL30,887
150Alsip, IL30,699
151Bourbonnais, IL30,535
152South Holland, IL30,492
153Quincy, IL30,478
154Country Club Hills, IL30,444
155Lincoln, IL30,206
156Wood River, IL30,152
157Romeoville, IL30,096
158Richton Park, IL30,041
159Midlothian, IL30,031
160Bensenville, IL29,813
161Burbank, IL29,767
162Belleville, IL29,470
163Decatur, IL29,299
164Round Lake Beach, IL29,169
165Herrin, IL29,114
166Sterling, IL28,895
167Bradley, IL28,866
168Worth, IL28,855
169Pekin, IL28,704
170Streator, IL28,665
171Schiller Park, IL28,488
172Crest Hill, IL28,447
173Beach Park, IL28,341
174Carpentersville, IL28,333
175Berwyn, IL28,277
176Hanover Park, IL27,901
177Franklin Park, IL27,865
178Rock Island, IL27,606
179Mount Vernon, IL27,582
180River Grove, IL27,538
181Zion, IL27,451
182Jacksonville, IL27,211
183Rockford, IL27,186
184Justice, IL27,041
185Waukegan, IL26,834
186Granite City, IL26,664
187Taylorville, IL26,610
188Chicago Ridge, IL26,432
189Urbana, IL26,403
190Belvidere, IL26,325
191Freeport, IL26,321
192Bellwood, IL26,234
193Northlake, IL26,221
194Bridgeview, IL26,178
195Park Forest, IL25,844
196Alton, IL25,810
197Charleston, IL25,794
198Pontiac, IL25,772
199Mattoon, IL25,392
200East Moline, IL25,324
201Hazel Crest, IL25,171
202Maywood, IL25,136
203DeKalb, IL25,092
204Centralia, IL24,880
205Dixon, IL24,601
206Calumet City, IL24,574
207Melrose Park, IL24,483
208Macomb, IL24,317
209Blue Island, IL24,111
210Dolton, IL24,066
211Chicago Heights, IL23,659
212North Chicago, IL23,116
213Galesburg, IL23,021
214Danville, IL22,627
215Carbondale, IL22,164
216Rantoul, IL21,958
217Summit, IL21,469
218Kewanee, IL21,136
219Kankakee, IL21,134
220Cicero, IL21,012
221Harvey, IL20,536
222Markham, IL20,148
223Riverdale, IL19,150
224East St. Louis, IL18,132

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/illinois-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Winnetka, IL, with $143,109 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East St. Louis, IL, with $18,132 in 2021.

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