PlainZIP

Saint Elmo, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saint Elmo, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,228. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SAINT-ELMO-IL · Saint Elmo, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,228 pop · #22131/25278 · Fayette County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,810
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22131/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bingham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,228
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,800

Nearest income peer: Bingham, IL (+ $1,011 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Saint Elmo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Saint Elmo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Saint Elmo, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,228
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,810
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($48,810 average) · poverty 20.6%. The primary code (62458) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Keithsburg is the closest lower-income city and Urbana the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Saint Elmo.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62458, is all of Saint Elmo

There is no split to weigh here: 62458 holds every one of Saint Elmo's 2,228 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Saint Elmo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 57 establishments, 734 employees , annual payroll $38,520k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62458 (57 units) ; leading NAICS Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (14) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Saint Elmo, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Fayette County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Saint Elmo. See the Fayette County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Fayette County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Saint Elmo, Vandalia, Ramsey and Brownstown among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Farina marks the far end of that range at $82,976, 70% above Saint Elmo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62458 2,228 $48,810 57 15
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Saint Elmo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Saint Elmo, .