East St. Louis vs O'Fallon

A side-by-side comparison of East St. Louis and O'Fallon: population, income, housing, and more.

East St. Louis and O'Fallon are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

O'Fallon has the higher population (32,139 vs 18,278 in East St. Louis). O'Fallon has the higher median household income ($102,793 vs $30,992 in East St. Louis). O'Fallon has the higher median home value ($274,100 vs $52,700 in East St. Louis).

Population, income & housing

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
Population	18,278	32,139
Median age	45.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$30,992	$102,793
Median home value	$52,700	$274,100
Median gross rent	$597	$1,312
Housing units	10,973	13,152
Homeownership rate	54.3%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	51.3%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
Population	26,543 → 18,278 (-31.1%)	29,333 → 32,139 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$24,343 → $30,992 (+27.3%)	$90,349 → $102,793 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$54,500 → $52,700 (-3.3%)	$207,900 → $274,100 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $597 (+23.3%)	$1,066 → $1,312 (+23.1%)

East St. Louis

Population

26,54318,278

Median household income

$24,343$30,992

Median home value

$54,500$52,700

Median gross rent

$484$597

O'Fallon

Population

29,33332,139

Median household income

$90,349$102,793

Median home value

$207,900$274,100

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
Under 5	6.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	8.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	8.8%
75 and over	9.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
White (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	70.3%
Black or African American	94.0%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
No high school diploma	17.3%	3.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	23.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
Drove alone	70.7%	75.2%
Carpooled	16.2%	5.4%
Public transit	2.5%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.6%	16.7%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
1-unit, detached	64.6%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	8.7%
20 or more units	8.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	East St. Louis	O'Fallon
Poverty rate	32.8%	4.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1957	1995