Ramsey vs St. Elmo

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

Ramsey 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 998 in Ramsey). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($50,664 vs $47,115 in St. Elmo). St. Elmo has the higher median home value ($80,300 vs $58,000 in Ramsey).

Population, income & housing

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
Population	998	1,401
Median age	38.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,664	$47,115
Median home value	$58,000	$80,300
Median gross rent	$742	$759
Housing units	407	561
Homeownership rate	81.8%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
Population	987 → 998 (+1.1%)	1,480 → 1,401 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$32,381 → $50,664 (+56.5%)	$44,728 → $47,115 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$59,700 → $58,000 (-2.8%)	$74,100 → $80,300 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $742 (+14.2%)	$493 → $759 (+54.0%)

Ramsey

Population

987998

Median household income

$32,381$50,664

Median home value

$59,700$58,000

Median gross rent

$650$742

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)

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
Under 5	6.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	8.3%
45 to 54	18.7%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	3.1%	8.1%
75 and over	12.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	95.9%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	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	2.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
No high school diploma	31.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	42.8%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
Drove alone	86.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	7.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
1-unit, detached	80.6%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Ramsey	St. Elmo
Poverty rate	16.5%	23.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	1966	1956