East St. Louis is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join East St. Louis, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
16 in every 100 adults in East St. Louis have a bachelor’s degree or more
East St. Louis’s head count changed −32% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. About 17,682 people live in East St. Louis (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 8 in every 100 workers. People 65 and older make up 23 in 100 residents (IL: 17).
Median age 44.3 (IL 39).
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Among residents 75 and older, 74% are women (IL 59%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how East St. Louis says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in East St. Louis
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What East St. Louis’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is East St. Louis or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in East St. Louis in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.