Hidalgo vs Ste. Marie

A side-by-side comparison of Hidalgo and Ste. Marie: population, income, housing, and more.

Hidalgo and Ste. Marie are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ste. Marie has the higher population (266 vs 75 in Hidalgo). Ste. Marie has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $54,375 in Hidalgo). Ste. Marie has the higher median home value ($103,900 vs $58,300 in Hidalgo).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
Population	75	266
Median age	49.8 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$80,417
Median home value	$58,300	$103,900
Median gross rent	—	$263
Housing units	44	100
Homeownership rate	90.2%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
Population	156 → 75 (-51.9%)	344 → 266 (-22.7%)
Median household income	$44,750 → $54,375 (+21.5%)	$55,000 → $80,417 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $58,300 (-1.9%)	$73,500 → $103,900 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$200 → $263 (+31.5%)

Hidalgo

Population

15675

Median household income

$44,750$54,375

Median home value

$59,400$58,300

Ste. Marie

Population

344266

Median household income

$55,000$80,417

Median home value

$73,500$103,900

Median gross rent

$200$263

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
Under 5	1.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	10.7%	25.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	21.3%	6.0%
75 and over	8.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
No high school diploma	8.1%	1.3%
High school graduate	30.6%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
Drove alone	80.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	11.2%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
1-unit, detached	84.1%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo	Ste. Marie
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.3%
Average household size	1.83	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1953	1967