Madison County vs. St. Clair County

	Madison County (IL)	St. Clair County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	264,461	261,059
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	269,334	270,062
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	269,282	270,056
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	51.8%
White alone, percent	87.7%	64.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	8.8%	30.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.4%	4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.8%	61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	21,245	24,799
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	119,630	120,596
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.8%	64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$132,300	$124,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,342
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$499	$489
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$815	$844
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	20.1%
Building permits, 2018	634	664
Households, 2014-2018	107,413	103,063
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.9%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.3%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.8%	27.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.9%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	431,161	589,311
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,194,862	1,363,794
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	19,140,467	2,779,890
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,764,237	2,643,797
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,230,218	3,234,241
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,058	$12,030
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,890	$53,681
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,802	$29,541
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	14.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,757	5,243
Total employment, 2017	88,784	76,350
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,706,285	2,960,686
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	14,503	14,004
All firms, 2012	18,813	18,397
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,196	9,104
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,627	7,393
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,812	5,427
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,295	12,167
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,037	2,289
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,471	15,023
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	13.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.9%	33.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	376.3	410.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	715.58	657.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Madison county (IL) and St. Clair county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.