Moving to Saint James, Missouri
Population: 3,704. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,041 (+9.1% change)
Males: 1,738 (46.9%), Females: 1,966 (53.1%)
Phelps County
Zip code: 65559
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $24,629
Median house value: $65,800
Population by Race
Races in St. James:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Two or more races (4.7%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (14.7%), United States (13.4%), English (8.8%), Italian (4.1%), French (2.8%).
Elevation: 1088 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in St. James
- High school or higher: 71.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in St. James city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +395 (+11.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near St. James:
- PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 12 miles; ROLLA, MO)
- SALEM MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SALEM, MO)
- MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL SULLIVAN (about 36 miles; SULLIVAN, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. James:
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 41 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 55 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 64 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. James:
- ROLLA NATIONAL (about 14 miles; ROLLA/VICHY, MO; Abbreviation: VIH)
- ROLLA DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; ROLLA, MO; Abbreviation: K07)
- CUBA MUNI (about 15 miles; CUBA, MO; Abbreviation: UBX)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. James:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 14 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 71 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 75 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,568)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 93 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)