Saint Jacob, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 801. Estimated population in July 2024: 892 (+11.4% change)
Males: 400 (49.9%), Females: 401 (50.1%)
Madison County
Zip code: 62281
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $47,917
Median house value: $78,600
Population by Race
Races in St. Jacob:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (47.6%), Irish (10.0%), United States (6.9%), French (6.0%), English (5.9%), Swiss (5.5%).
Elevation: 518 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. Jacob
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 0.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in St. Jacob village
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Jacob:
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HIGHLAND, IL)
- ANDERSON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARYVILLE, IL)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BREESE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Jacob:
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 14 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: BLV)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 22 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 41 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Jacob:
- ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 3 miles; ST JACOB, IL; Abbreviation: 3K6)
- HIGHLAND-WINET (about 10 miles; HIGHLAND, IL; Abbreviation: H07)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 29 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: CPS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Jacob:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 13 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 32 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 35 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 37 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 38 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)