Madelia vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Madelia and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

Madelia and St. James are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. James has the higher population (4,740 vs 2,380 in Madelia). Madelia has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $57,031 in St. James). Madelia has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $109,600 in St. James).

Population, income & housing

	Madelia	St. James
Population	2,380	4,740
Median age	34.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$57,031
Median home value	$158,300	$109,600
Median gross rent	$795	$805
Housing units	913	2,091
Homeownership rate	76.8%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madelia	St. James
Population	2,628 → 2,380 (-9.4%)	4,444 → 4,740 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$43,700 → $77,500 (+77.3%)	$48,025 → $57,031 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $158,300 (+58.6%)	$82,500 → $109,600 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $795 (+8.5%)	$640 → $805 (+25.8%)

Madelia

Population

2,6282,380

Median household income

$43,700$77,500

Median home value

$99,800$158,300

Median gross rent

$733$795

St. James

Population

4,4444,740

Median household income

$48,025$57,031

Median home value

$82,500$109,600

Median gross rent

$640$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madelia	St. James
Under 5	12.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	6.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.2%
75 and over	8.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madelia	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	54.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madelia	St. James
No high school diploma	12.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	34.3%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madelia	St. James
Drove alone	77.9%	70.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	17.3%
Public transit	2.3%	3.0%
Walked	7.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.8%	7.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madelia	St. James
1-unit, detached	73.1%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	8.8%
20 or more units	3.4%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Madelia	St. James
Poverty rate	9.9%	19.3%
Average household size	2.71	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1952	1972