Mahomet vs St. Joseph

A side-by-side comparison of Mahomet and St. Joseph: population, income, housing, and more.

Mahomet and St. Joseph are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mahomet has the higher population (9,755 vs 3,833 in St. Joseph). Mahomet has the higher median household income ($114,904 vs $114,594 in St. Joseph). Mahomet has the higher median home value ($293,200 vs $257,400 in St. Joseph).

Population, income & housing

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
Population	9,755	3,833
Median age	36.5 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$114,904	$114,594
Median home value	$293,200	$257,400
Median gross rent	$1,202	$969
Housing units	3,581	1,511
Homeownership rate	80.6%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
Population	8,392 → 9,755 (+16.2%)	4,448 → 3,833 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$113,261 → $114,904 (+1.5%)	$94,088 → $114,594 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$240,300 → $293,200 (+22.0%)	$189,300 → $257,400 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $1,202 (+28.0%)	$770 → $969 (+25.8%)

Mahomet

Population

8,3929,755

Median household income

$113,261$114,904

Median home value

$240,300$293,200

Median gross rent

$939$1,202

St. Joseph

Population

4,4483,833

Median household income

$94,088$114,594

Median home value

$189,300$257,400

Median gross rent

$770$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
Under 5	5.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	27.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	18.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	16.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	10.3%
75 and over	2.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	3.5%	1.4%
High school graduate	17.4%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
Drove alone	79.7%	78.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	14.4%	17.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	75.7%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mahomet	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.3%
Average household size	3.00	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	2000	1996