Astoria vs St. David

A side-by-side comparison of Astoria and St. David: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Astoria has the higher population (1,094 vs 548 in St. David). St. David has the higher median household income ($55,324 vs $49,345 in Astoria). Astoria has the higher median home value ($63,700 vs $60,200 in St. David).

Population, income & housing

	Astoria	St. David
Population	1,094	548
Median age	31.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,345	$55,324
Median home value	$63,700	$60,200
Median gross rent	$668	$1,000
Housing units	616	279
Homeownership rate	70.0%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astoria	St. David
Population	993 → 1,094 (+10.2%)	640 → 548 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$36,685 → $49,345 (+34.5%)	$40,000 → $55,324 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $63,700 (+32.7%)	$53,300 → $60,200 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $668 (+57.2%)	$688 → $1,000 (+45.3%)

Astoria

Population

9931,094

Median household income

$36,685$49,345

Median home value

$48,000$63,700

Median gross rent

$425$668

St. David

Population

640548

Median household income

$40,000$55,324

Median home value

$53,300$60,200

Median gross rent

$688$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astoria	St. David
Under 5	8.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	11.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	18.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	7.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	15.1%
75 and over	5.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astoria	St. David
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astoria	St. David
No high school diploma	9.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	37.9%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astoria	St. David
Drove alone	69.7%	75.5%
Carpooled	15.7%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	7.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astoria	St. David
1-unit, detached	86.7%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Astoria	St. David
Poverty rate	14.9%	10.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1963	1945