St. Clair County vs. Madison County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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