The median income for a household in the village was $31,001, and the median income for a family was $35,582. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $22,429 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,545. About 22.8% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Transportation Cahokia is home to the St. Louis Downtown Airport, a general aviation facility. Metro operates the #2 bus route to East St. Louis, Illinois where connections can be made to the MetroLink light rail to St. Louis. Education Cahokia Unit School District 187 operates public schools. Notable people Well Hungarians – country and rock band Terron Armstead - NFL player See also Battle of St. Louis (1780) References Further reading Reed, Denita. Cahokia (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 1998. , 9780738589978. External links Village of Cahokia Villages in Illinois Villages in St. Clair County, Illinois Populated places established in the 1690s Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River French colonial settlements of Upper Louisiana 1699 establishments in the French colonial empire Former municipalities in Illinois Former populated places in Illinois Populated places disestablished in 2021