Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗city · Illinois
Cahokia Heights, IL
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around Cahokia Heights
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Local statistics near Cahokia Heights →Community · ACS 2020–2024
Census population groups ↗Who lives here
Hispanic or Latino includes any race. All other groups below are non-Hispanic, so these eight groups do not overlap. These are estimates, not measures of belonging or a place’s quality.
White20.0%± 4.3 pp
Black or African American69.7%± 5.3 pp
Hispanic or Latino2.1%± 1.8 pp
Asian0.5%± 0.5 pp
American Indian or Alaska Native0.1%± 0.1 pp
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%± 0.1 pp
Two or more races7.2%± 3.4 pp
Another race0.4%± 0.6 pp
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Search every name in IL →Named communities around Cahokia Heights
USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
Maplewood Park ↗
St. Clair · IL
1.2 mi · source locationCentreville ↗
St. Clair · IL
1.8 mi · source locationCahokia ↗
St. Clair · IL
1.9 mi · source locationStolle ↗
St. Clair · IL
2.1 mi · source locationAlorton ↗
St. Clair · IL
2.3 mi · source locationSauget ↗
St. Clair · IL
2.3 mi · source locationTillman ↗
St. Clair · IL
2.5 mi · source locationCenterville Station ↗
St. Clair · IL
2.7 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Cahokia Heights’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
CAHOKIA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
140 CAHOKIA PARK DRIVE
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL 62206
EAST ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
5300 STATE STREET
EAST ST LOUIS, IL 62203
CENTRAL EXPRESS
815 OLIVE ST STE 160
ST. LOUIS, MO 63101
BARR BRANCH
1701 S JEFFERSON AVE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63104
CENTRAL LIBRARY
1301 OLIVE STREET
ST. LOUIS, MO 63103
DAUGHERTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
220 SOUTH FIFTH STREET
DUPO, IL 62239
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IMLS Public Libraries Survey ↗ Reporting & community updates
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