Moving to Saint Elmo, Illinois

Population: 1,456. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,435 (-1.4% change)
Males: 680 (46.7%), Females: 776 (53.3%)

Fayette County

Zip code: 62458

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $30,750
Median house value: $47,400

Population by Race

Races in St. Elmo:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

Ancestries: German (18.3%), United States (17.6%), Irish (11.3%), English (9.3%), Scottish (2.8%), Italian (1.8%).

Elevation: 619 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Elmo

• High school or higher: 76.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
• Unemployed: 9.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Elmo city

• Never married: 17.1%
• Now married: 64.0%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 8.5%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Elmo:

• FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; VANDALIA, IL)
• ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
• SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Elmo:

• MOUNT VERNON (about 49 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
• COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 51 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
• DECATUR (about 56 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Elmo:

• VANDALIA MUNI (about 21 miles; VANDALIA, IL; Abbreviation: VLA)
• PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 23 miles; WATSON, IL; Abbreviation: 2T2)
• EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL; Abbreviation: 1H2)

Colleges and Universities

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

• LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
• MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
• EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
• LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 73 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 79 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
• SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)

Libraries

Library in St. Elmo:

• ST. ELMO P.L.D. (Operating income: $59,380; Location: 502 N. MAIN ST.; 19,024 books; 437 audio materials; 403 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)