Moving to Saint Joseph, Illinois
Population: 2,912. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,629 (+24.6% change)
Males: 1,415 (48.6%), Females: 1,497 (51.4%)
Champaign County
Zip code: 61873
Demographics
 Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $53,424
Median house value: $103,000
Population by Race
Races in St. Joseph:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
 - Hispanic (0.9%)
 
Ancestries: German (37.1%), English (15.9%), Irish (13.3%), United States (7.6%), French (3.9%), Italian (3.4%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. Joseph
- High school or higher: 92.2%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.6%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
 - Unemployed: 3.3%
 - Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in St. Joseph village
- Never married: 16.9%
 - Now married: 68.5%
 - Separated: 0.7%
 - Widowed: 7.1%
 - Divorced: 6.8%
 
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +853 (+41.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Joseph:
- CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; URBANA, IL)
 - COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 13 miles; URBANA, IL)
 - PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 15 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Joseph:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 17 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
 - COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 48 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
 - DECATUR (about 60 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Joseph:
- FRASCA FIELD (about 11 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
 - RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 14 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
 - PAXTON (about 23 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
 
Amtrak stations near St. Joseph:
- 15 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
 - 17 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Joseph:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 15 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
 - PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
 - EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
 - LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
 - INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
 - ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
 - IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 67 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
 
Libraries
Library in St. Joseph:
- ST. JOSEPH TWP. SWEARINGEN MEM.LIB. (Operating income: $88,303; Location: 201 N THIRD, PO BOX 259; 25,200 books; 756 audio materials; 277 video materials; 63 serial subscriptions)
 
