South Roxana vs St. Jacob

A side-by-side comparison of South Roxana and St. Jacob: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Roxana has the higher population (2,180 vs 1,617 in St. Jacob). St. Jacob has the higher median household income ($107,188 vs $56,364 in South Roxana). St. Jacob has the higher median home value ($192,400 vs $87,200 in South Roxana).

Population, income & housing

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
Population	2,180	1,617
Median age	34.2 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,364	$107,188
Median home value	$87,200	$192,400
Median gross rent	$821	$1,260
Housing units	933	557
Homeownership rate	69.6%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
Population	2,073 → 2,180 (+5.2%)	1,406 → 1,617 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$45,200 → $56,364 (+24.7%)	$80,742 → $107,188 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $87,200 (+14.1%)	$158,700 → $192,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $821 (+22.4%)	$1,136 → $1,260 (+10.9%)

South Roxana

Population

2,0732,180

Median household income

$45,200$56,364

Median home value

$76,400$87,200

Median gross rent

$671$821

St. Jacob

Population

1,4061,617

Median household income

$80,742$107,188

Median home value

$158,700$192,400

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,260

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
Under 5	5.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	26.3%
18 to 24	15.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	4.9%
75 and over	6.7%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	92.0%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.5%
Two or more races	6.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
No high school diploma	14.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
Drove alone	79.6%	90.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	2.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.9%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
1-unit, detached	77.2%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	South Roxana	St. Jacob
Poverty rate	20.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.64	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1973	1995