St. Elmo

Population: 1,401
Median household income: $47,115
Median home value: $80,300

St. Elmo, a community in Fayette County, Illinois, has 1,401 residents. At $47,115, its median household income sits below Fayette County's $57,113.

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Elmo's population declined 5.3% from 1,480 to 1,401, while its median home value rose 8.4% from $74,100 to $80,300.

The typical home was built around 1956. 23.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,401
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $47,115
Median home value: $80,300
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 561
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4801,401

Median household income

$44,728$47,115

Median home value

$74,100$80,300

Median gross rent

$493$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,480	$44,728	$74,100	$493
2020	1,466	$43,913	$80,100	$605
2021	1,561	$47,303	$76,200	$679
2022	1,404	$46,250	$75,900	$720
2023	1,401	$47,115	$80,300	$759

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	98	7.0%
5 to 17	231	16.5%
18 to 24	133	9.5%
25 to 34	182	13.0%
35 to 44	116	8.3%
45 to 54	210	15.0%
55 to 64	191	13.6%
65 to 74	113	8.1%
75 and over	127	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,344	95.9%
Black or African American	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	15.7%
High school graduate	356	37.9%
Some college or associate's	359	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	36	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	471	83.8%
Carpooled	38	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	203	39.0%
15 to 29 min	119	22.9%
30 to 44 min	165	31.7%
45 to 59 min	2	0.4%
60+ min	31	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 23.7% (321 of 1,353)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	57.1%
Nonfamily households	212	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	494	88.1%
Vacant	67	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	413	83.6%
Renter-occupied	81	16.4%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	482	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24	4.3%
5 to 19 units	3	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	9.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1766794
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.0218, -88.8514