La Clede vs St. Elmo

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

La Clede 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 151 in La Clede). St. Elmo has the higher median household income ($47,115 vs $40,991 in La Clede). St. Elmo has the higher median home value ($80,300 vs $62,800 in La Clede).

Population, income & housing

	La Clede	St. Elmo
Population	151	1,401
Median age	28.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,991	$47,115
Median home value	$62,800	$80,300
Median gross rent	—	$759
Housing units	53	561
Homeownership rate	79.2%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Clede	St. Elmo
Population	33 → 151 (+357.6%)	1,480 → 1,401 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$38,603 → $40,991 (+6.2%)	$44,728 → $47,115 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$52,100 → $62,800 (+20.5%)	$74,100 → $80,300 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$493 → $759 (+54.0%)

La Clede

Population

33151

Median household income

$38,603$40,991

Median home value

$52,100$62,800

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)

	La Clede	St. Elmo
Under 5	9.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	38.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.1%
75 and over	0.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Clede	St. Elmo
White (non-Hispanic)	33.8%	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	66.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Clede	St. Elmo
No high school diploma	43.3%	15.7%
High school graduate	56.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Clede	St. Elmo
Drove alone	100.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Clede	St. Elmo
1-unit, detached	79.2%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	La Clede	St. Elmo
Poverty rate	0.0%	23.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1996	1956