# St. Clair County, Illinois demographics

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St. Clair County, Illinois (county FIPS 17163) has a median household income of $73,854 (±$1,990) and a total population of 253,694 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 34 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 253,694 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.9 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 100,846 | ±1,013 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $73,854 | ±$1,990 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $180,300 | ±$5,056 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,090 | ±$22 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 68.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 31.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 93.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 31.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 13.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 17163 |
| Land area | 657.75 sq mi |
| Water area | 16.14 sq mi |
| Population density | 386 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [62258](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62258) | 11.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [62264](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62264) | 9.4% | 94.4% | Yes |
| [62243](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62243) | 7.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [62257](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62257) | 6.9% | 56.9% | Yes |
| [62260](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62260) | 6.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [62254](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62254) | 6.1% | 98.3% | Yes |
| [62221](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62221) | 5.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62269](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62269) | 4.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [62220](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62220) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [62255](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62255) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [62223](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62223) | 3.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [62293](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62293) | 2.9% | 37.2% |  |
| [62285](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62285) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [62240](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62240) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62206](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62206) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [62226](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62226) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [62208](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62208) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [62298](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62298) | 2% | 9.1% |  |
| [62232](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62232) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [62201](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62201) | 1.8% | 96% | Yes |
| [62236](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62236) | 1.6% | 18% |  |
| [62239](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62239) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62205](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62205) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [62234](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62234) | 0.9% | 16.8% |  |
| [62207](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62207) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [62203](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62203) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [62225](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62225) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [62204](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62204) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [62265](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62265) | 0.7% | 13.6% |  |
| [62282](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62282) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [62289](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62289) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [62294](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62294) | 0.1% | 2.8% |  |
| [62059](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62059) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [62060](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/62060) | 0% | 4.9% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:163&in=state:17
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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