Polish Town East, Kennedy, Illinois

Polish Town East is a neighborhood in Eastern Kennedy. Once a part of Polish Town West, it was seperated in 1972 due to extreme demographic differences. Polish Town East currently stands as the poorest neighborhood in Kennedy by per capita income.

Demographics
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 78.92% White, 15.36% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.38% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

The median income for a household in the neighborhood was $13,416, and the median income for a family was $15,732. The per capita income for the neighborhood was $6,389.

The median house price in the neighborhood in 2008 was $27,209.