For a small village, Cahokia has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Cahokia exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The rate of college-level education in Cahokia is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.04% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cahokia in 2022 was $17,223, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,892 for a family of four. However, Cahokia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cahokia also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.82% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Cahokia is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Cahokia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cahokia residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cahokia include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Cahokia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
