Metropolis

Population: 5,898
Median household income: $51,548
Median home value: $93,700

Metropolis is a community in Massac County, Illinois, home to 5,898 residents. At $51,548, its median household income sits below Massac County's $62,584.

From 2019 to 2023, Metropolis's population declined 3.8% from 6,129 to 5,898, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $73,800 to $93,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.5% of the population. 76.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,898
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,548
Median home value: $93,700
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 3,125
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1295,898

Median household income

$35,855$51,548

Median home value

$73,800$93,700

Median gross rent

$667$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,129	$35,855	$73,800	$667
2020	6,053	$40,883	$81,700	$714
2021	6,032	$45,833	$84,400	$702
2022	5,963	$46,397	$97,700	$688
2023	5,898	$51,548	$93,700	$748

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	215	3.6%
5 to 17	937	15.9%
18 to 24	378	6.4%
25 to 34	410	7.0%
35 to 44	942	16.0%
45 to 54	746	12.6%
55 to 64	785	13.3%
65 to 74	625	10.6%
75 and over	860	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,865	82.5%
Black or African American	524	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.3%
Two or more races	171	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	280	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	659	15.1%
High school graduate	1,662	38.0%
Some college or associate's	1,419	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	387	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	241	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,757	76.8%
Carpooled	368	16.1%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	33	1.4%
Bicycle	7	0.3%
Worked from home	120	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,088	50.2%
15 to 29 min	633	29.2%
30 to 44 min	374	17.3%
45 to 59 min	20	0.9%
60+ min	53	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 16.6% (941 of 5,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,395	55.5%
Nonfamily households	1,118	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,513	80.4%
Vacant	612	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,690	67.3%
Renter-occupied	823	32.7%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,410	77.1%
1-unit, attached	10	0.3%
2 to 4 units	292	9.3%
5 to 19 units	51	1.6%
20 or more units	87	2.8%
Mobile home & other	275	8.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1748645
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 37.1496, -88.6874