Saint Joseph, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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

Map of Saint Joseph, IL

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)