Farina vs St. Elmo

A side-by-side comparison of Farina and St. Elmo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Elmo has the higher population (1,401 vs 606 in Farina). St. Elmo has the higher median household income ($47,115 vs $42,098 in Farina). St. Elmo has the higher median home value ($80,300 vs $71,400 in Farina).

Population, income & housing

	Farina	St. Elmo
Population	606	1,401
Median age	41.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,098	$47,115
Median home value	$71,400	$80,300
Median gross rent	$722	$759
Housing units	234	561
Homeownership rate	83.4%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farina	St. Elmo
Population	612 → 606 (-1.0%)	1,480 → 1,401 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $42,098 (+3.9%)	$44,728 → $47,115 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $71,400 (+8.3%)	$74,100 → $80,300 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$236 → $722 (+205.9%)	$493 → $759 (+54.0%)

Farina

Population

612606

Median household income

$40,500$42,098

Median home value

$65,900$71,400

Median gross rent

$236$722

St. Elmo

Population

1,4801,401

Median household income

$44,728$47,115

Median home value

$74,100$80,300

Median gross rent

$493$759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farina	St. Elmo
Under 5	6.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.5%
18 to 24	17.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.1%
75 and over	11.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farina	St. Elmo
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farina	St. Elmo
No high school diploma	24.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	39.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farina	St. Elmo
Drove alone	89.9%	83.8%
Carpooled	5.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	7.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farina	St. Elmo
1-unit, detached	85.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Farina	St. Elmo
Poverty rate	16.5%	23.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1959	1956