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Cairo Community Unit School District 1, IL

1,765 Population
58 square miles 30.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.1 ±6.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alexander County: 48 ±1.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,611 ±$3,461 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alexander County: $29,379 ±$2,230
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,103 ±$7,978 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alexander County: $47,043 † ±$5,354
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.7% ±8.7% (320  ±153) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Alexander County: 19% † 908 (±4.7% / ±223)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

35.3 minutes ±8.7 (19,280  ±6,026) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Alexander County: 30.6 † 49,875 (±3.1 / ±6,441)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

709 ±93 Number of households
  • Alexander County: 1,904 ±119
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.4 (1,680  ±202) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alexander County: 2.5 4,752 (±0.2 / ±8)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,319 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Alexander County: 2,938 ±16
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$31,900 ±$13,042 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Alexander County: $59,800 † ±$7,126
  • about 10 percent of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about 10 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±6.8% (146  ±121.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alexander County: 6.6% † 319 (±3.5% / ±169.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.6% ±6.8% (1,036  ±150.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Alexander County: 87.5% 3,058 (±6.1% / ±220.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.3% ±5.1% (167  ±67.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alexander County: 12.6% † 439 (±2.7% / ±93.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±1.3% (21  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alexander County: 1% 48
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.2% ±3.6% (126  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Alexander County: 9.2% † 354 (±1.8% / ±68)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
126 Total veterans ±51 109 Male ±43 17 Female ±20

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