Township · Illinois

Mascoutah Township, Illinois

Mascoutah Township, township, in St. Clair County, Illinois. Mascoutah Township had 9,881 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 9,433 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 9,512 (±23). GEOID 1716347436.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

9,881

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 9,433 · ACS 2020-2024: 9,512 ±23

Median household income

$98,125

±$11,443 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$227,800

±$12,644 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$1,389

±$156 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Mascoutah Township and what county is it in?

Mascoutah Township is a township in St. Clair County, Illinois. It covers 39.1 square miles of land, 241 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Mascoutah Township: Mascoutah (city, 8,754 in 2020). Part of Lebanon (city), Scott AFB (CDP) and New Baden (village) also lie in it.

Mascoutah Township is in the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 15 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Mascoutah Township (marked with a dot) in St. Clair County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Mascoutah Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 9,881 people lived in Mascoutah Township on July 1, 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, while Illinois shrank 0.8%. The 2020 Census counted 9,433 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 9,512 (±23).

  • July 2020→2021 −58 (9,391)
  • 2021→2022 −68 (9,323)
  • 2022→2023 +301 (9,624)
  • 2023→2024 +132 (9,756)
  • 2024→2025 +125 (9,881)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureMascoutah TownshipSt. Clair CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Total population9,512±23253,69412,694,798+842
Households3,335±239100,8465,036,449no clear change
Average household size2.80±0.192.472.46no clear change
Housing units3,533±285115,6305,457,452no clear change

Mascoutah Township's population since 2000

From 6,474 in 2000 to 9,881 in 2025: up 52.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Mascoutah Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 6,474
  • 2005 (estimate) 7,327
  • 2010 Census 8,217
  • 2015 (estimate) 8,780
  • 2020 Census 9,433
  • 2025 (estimate) 9,881

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Mascoutah Township?

The median resident of Mascoutah Township is 37.8 years old; 24.6% are under 18 and 14.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 79.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 9.8%. 3.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureMascoutah TownshipSt. Clair CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median age37.8±2.639.939.0no clear change
Under 18 years24.6%±2.8 pts23.0%21.8%–
65 years and over14.2%±2.2 pts17.3%17.0%–
Male50.0%±2.6 pts48.5%49.4%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9.8%±4.2 pts5.1%18.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic79.0%±6.0 pts59.1%58.1%−8.8 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.6%±1.1 pts27.7%13.3%no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.0%±1.8 pts1.6%5.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.4 pts0.2%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.4 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic5.1%±2.6 pts5.8%3.4%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic1.5%±1.5 pts0.5%0.4%–
Born outside the United States3.5%±1.9 pts3.3%14.7%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)8.3%±3.8 pts5.0%24.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)20.8%±3.8 pts11.5%4.8%–
With a disability15.3%±2.5 pts15.2%12.1%–
No health insurance coverage6.0%±2.6 pts5.1%6.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.4%±1.4 pts93.5%90.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)30.4%±4.2 pts31.8%37.8%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)13.0%±2.6 pts13.8%15.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier85.1%±4.1 pts88.3%88.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year5.8%±3.3 pts3.0%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Mascoutah Township earn?

Half of Mascoutah Township's 3,335 households earn less than $98,125 a year (±$11,443), against $73,854 in St. Clair County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $95,531 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureMascoutah TownshipSt. Clair CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$98,125±$11,443$73,854$83,390no clear change
Mean household income$112,014±$8,056$96,049$115,638–
Per capita income$40,127±$3,195$38,942$46,406no clear change
People below the poverty line9.0%±4.8 pts13.6%11.8%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line10.7%±9.6 pts18.9%15.1%–
Households receiving SNAP7.1%±3.4 pts16.2%13.8%–
Households with a computer97.0%±1.6 pts94.2%95.2%–
Households with a broadband subscription95.8%±1.9 pts89.7%90.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Mascoutah Township?

Owners occupy 70.7% of Mascoutah Township's occupied homes and renters 29.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,800 by its owner (±$12,644). The median renter pays $1,389 a month including utilities, and 35.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureMascoutah TownshipSt. Clair CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$227,800±$12,644$180,300$263,300no clear change
Median gross rent$1,389±$156$1,090$1,274no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent35.4%±11.8 pts39.8%39.0%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,905±$120$1,645$1,987–
Owner-occupied homes70.7%±5.2 pts68.4%67.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes29.3%±5.2 pts31.6%32.9%–
Housing units3,533±285115,6305,457,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate2.3%±3.1 pts1.1%1.0%–
Rental vacancy rate2.4%±5.1 pts4.7%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes79.7%±3.9 pts72.1%58.2%–
Mobile homes3.3%±2.2 pts4.4%2.3%–
Built 2020 or later2.2%±1.5 pts0.9%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 201915.8%±3.8 pts7.3%5.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier14.2%±3.8 pts13.5%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle3.4%±1.8 pts7.5%11.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Mascoutah Township work and get to work?

74.0% of Mascoutah Township's workers drive alone and 12.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureMascoutah TownshipSt. Clair CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)69.0%±3.0 pts63.4%65.0%–
Unemployment rate4.3%±2.9 pts6.0%5.8%–
Drove alone to work74.0%±5.4 pts75.4%65.9%–
Carpooled10.6%±4.1 pts8.1%7.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±0.2 pts1.6%5.8%–
Walked2.4%±1.3 pts1.5%2.8%–
Worked from home12.3%±3.2 pts12.4%15.9%–
Mean travel time to work23.2 min±1.924.0 min27.8 min−3.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Mascoutah Township?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Mascoutah Township, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $84,593 (Tract 5043.57) to $115,577 (Tract 5043.56).

Census tracts in Mascoutah Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Mascoutah Township
Tract 5043.56St. Clair County4,699 $115,577 $231,600100%
Tract 5043.57St. Clair County4,370 $84,593 $219,000100%
Tract 5043.58St. Clair County3,677 $81,856 $265,00017%
Tract 5038St. Clair County1,258 $168,700 not published2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Mascoutah Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Mascoutah Township compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Mascoutah Township is the 1,245th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 152nd-most populous of 1,407 in Illinois.

Mascoutah Township ranks 368th of 1,380 places in Illinois with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Mascoutah Township's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate152nd1,407
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)58th1,347
Residents per square mile874th1,383
Median household income368th1,380
Per capita income605th1,383
Median home value473rd1,379
Median gross rent256th1,280
Poverty rate641st1,119
Bachelor's degree or higher460th1,369
Median age1,067th1,383
Owner-occupied share1,007th1,382
Work from home427th1,015
Travel time to work902nd1,382

Mascoutah Township's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Mascoutah Township?

11 of the 57 figures for Mascoutah Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Mascoutah Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.