Moving to Saint Jacob, Illinois

Population: 801. Estimated population in July 2024: 892 (+11.4% change)
Males: 400 (49.9%), Females: 401 (50.1%)

Madison County

Zip code: 62281

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $47,917
Median house value: $78,600

Population by Race

Races in St. Jacob:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (47.6%), Irish (10.0%), United States (6.9%), French (6.0%), English (5.9%), Swiss (5.5%).

Elevation: 518 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Jacob

• High school or higher: 84.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 0.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Jacob village

• Never married: 22.7%
• Now married: 61.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.6%
• Divorced: 12.5%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Jacob:

• ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HIGHLAND, IL)
• ANDERSON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARYVILLE, IL)
• ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BREESE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Jacob:

• SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 14 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: BLV)
• ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 22 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
• LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 41 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Jacob:

• ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 3 miles; ST JACOB, IL; Abbreviation: 3K6)
• HIGHLAND-WINET (about 10 miles; HIGHLAND, IL; Abbreviation: H07)
• ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 29 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: CPS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Jacob:

• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 13 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
• SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
• SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 32 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 35 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)
• LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 37 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 38 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)