St. Elmo vs St. Peter

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

St. Elmo and St. Peter 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 256 in St. Peter). St. Peter has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $47,115 in St. Elmo). St. Peter has the higher median home value ($91,400 vs $80,300 in St. Elmo).

Population, income & housing

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
Population	1,401	256
Median age	37.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,115	$55,000
Median home value	$80,300	$91,400
Median gross rent	$759	$488
Housing units	561	113
Homeownership rate	83.6%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
Population	1,480 → 1,401 (-5.3%)	435 → 256 (-41.1%)
Median household income	$44,728 → $47,115 (+5.3%)	$45,938 → $55,000 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $80,300 (+8.4%)	$66,300 → $91,400 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$493 → $759 (+54.0%)	$413 → $488 (+18.2%)

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

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)

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
Under 5	7.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.0%	4.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	18.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.7%
75 and over	9.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	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	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
No high school diploma	15.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
Drove alone	83.8%	77.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	18.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
1-unit, detached	85.9%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	St. Elmo	St. Peter
Poverty rate	23.7%	11.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1956	1957