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Cairo, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Cairo is a Census city of 1,682 people across 6.99 square miles of land, in Alexander County. Median household income is $41,912, 65.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cairo
What Cairo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.99 sq mi
- Water area2.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land241
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlexander County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cairo
How many people live in Cairo
- Population1,682
- Median age43.8
- Population under 18390 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1823.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over380 plus or minus 99
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households664
- Family households312 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families47.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cairo
- Median household income$41,912
- Per capita income$25,276
- Civilian labor force670
- Employed572
- Unemployed98 plus or minus 58
- Unemployment rate14.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over1,172
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cairo
- Housing units1,199
- Occupied units664
- Vacant units535
- Vacancy rate44.6 percent
- Owner occupied432 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied232 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate65.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$32,000 plus or minus $15,027
- Median gross rent, monthly$515 plus or minus $484
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Single family units955
- Share single family79.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more244 plus or minus 86
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cairo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute518
- Commuting under 15 minutes189 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.5 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more249 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Drove alone87.5 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Cairo
- NFIP communityCity of Cairo
- NFIP community number170004
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/09
The City of Cairo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170004 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alexander County, not Cairo
Alexander County context, not Cairo figures
- Establishments in Alexander County75
- Covered employment, Alexander County888
- Average annual pay, Alexander County$50,443
- Housing units permitted, Alexander County2
Every figure in this section is published for Alexander County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cairo.
All Alexander County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cairo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cairo, Illinois?
1,682, in 664 households. Cairo city covers 6.99 square miles of land, which is 241 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cairo in?
Alexander County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cairo?
$41,912. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $32,000. Median gross rent is $515 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cairo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cairo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cairo, city of, community 170004, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cairo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alexander County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cairo.
Is zoning published for Cairo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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