Farina vs St. Peter

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

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

Farina has the higher population (606 vs 256 in St. Peter). St. Peter has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $42,098 in Farina). St. Peter has the higher median home value ($91,400 vs $71,400 in Farina).

Population, income & housing

	Farina	St. Peter
Population	606	256
Median age	41.5 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,098	$55,000
Median home value	$71,400	$91,400
Median gross rent	$722	$488
Housing units	234	113
Homeownership rate	83.4%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farina	St. Peter
Population	612 → 606 (-1.0%)	435 → 256 (-41.1%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $42,098 (+3.9%)	$45,938 → $55,000 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $71,400 (+8.3%)	$66,300 → $91,400 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$236 → $722 (+205.9%)	$413 → $488 (+18.2%)

Farina

Population

612606

Median household income

$40,500$42,098

Median home value

$65,900$71,400

Median gross rent

$236$722

St. Peter

Population

435256

Median household income

$45,938$55,000

Median home value

$66,300$91,400

Median gross rent

$413$488

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farina	St. Peter
Under 5	6.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	17.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	4.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	18.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	13.7%
75 and over	11.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farina	St. Peter
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farina	St. Peter
No high school diploma	24.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farina	St. Peter
Drove alone	89.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	18.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	1.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farina	St. Peter
1-unit, detached	85.5%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Farina	St. Peter
Poverty rate	16.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1959	1957