Because of many things, Mascoutah is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mascoutah a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mascoutah has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mascoutah’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In terms of college education, Mascoutah is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.00% of adults in Mascoutah have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mascoutah in 2022 was $37,411, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,644 for a family of four. However, Mascoutah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mascoutah is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mascoutah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mascoutah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mascoutah include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Mascoutah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
