
Illinois · Census place 66950
St. Joseph, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of St. Joseph, Illinois (St. Joseph, IL — Census place “St. Joseph village”) is 3,833 residents, ranking #387 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $114,594, the median home is worth $257,400 and median gross rent runs $969 a month. Looking for the St. Joseph Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve St. Joseph, IL: 61873.
- Population
- 3,833St. Joseph village residents
- Median household income
- $114,594Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $257,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $969Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.8%Owner-occupied households
St. Joseph ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Joseph.
The St. Joseph IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in St. Joseph village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Joseph village median would spend about 10.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.3% of residents and 85.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
St. Joseph village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
St. Joseph village is a small town in Illinois, with 3,833 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #387 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 73% of them. The median age here is 39.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in St. Joseph village earn a median of $114,594 a year, 45.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 54% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4.3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in St. Joseph village is valued at $257,400, 15.2% below the national figure and 44% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $969 a month, 31.1% below the national figure, or roughly $11,628 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 10.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 85.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of St. Joseph village?
- St. Joseph village has 3,833 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #387 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in St. Joseph village?
- Median household income in St. Joseph village is $114,594 a year, 45.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Joseph village?
- Median gross rent is $969 a month and the median home value is $257,400, so rent absorbs about 10.1% of median household income.
- Is St. Joseph village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Joseph village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 10.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this St. Joseph village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.