Saint Peter, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 386. Estimated population in July 2024: 387 (+0.3% change)
Males: 188 (48.7%), Females: 198 (51.3%)
Fayette County
Zip code: 62880
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $31,406
Median house value: $51,300
Population by Race
Races in St. Peter:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (43.8%), United States (10.9%), Irish (7.5%), English (6.7%), Swedish (3.4%), French (2.8%).
Elevation: 591 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. Peter
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in St. Peter village
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+9.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Peter:
- SALEM TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SALEM, IL)
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; VANDALIA, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Peter:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 38 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 58 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
- DECATUR (about 67 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Peter:
- SALEM-LECKRONE (about 18 miles; SALEM, IL; Abbreviation: SLO)
- VANDALIA MUNI (about 23 miles; VANDALIA, IL; Abbreviation: VLA)
- PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 24 miles; WATSON, IL; Abbreviation: 2T2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Peter:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 77 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 79 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)