2024 population: 251,149 ( 6,482 from 2020)
Land area: 657.7 square miles
Population density: 381.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	149,989	59.72%	3.9%
Black:	75,761	30.17%	2.9%
Indian:	653	0.26%	1.6%
Asian:	4,705	1.87%	16.5%
2+ races:	6,780	2.70%	7.5%
Hispanic:	13,261	5.28%	6.1%

Total non-White:	101,160	40.28%	0.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,713	10.4
Deaths:	12,531	12.2
Net Migration:	-6,196	-6.0
Net Immigration:	1,475	1.4

Change in White population:	-6,098	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-384	-0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
257,631
156,087	60.59%
78,059	30.30%
643	0.25%
4,037	1.57%
6,305	2.45%
12,500	4.85%
101,544	39.41%

2010
270,056
169,858	62.90%
81,860	30.31%
539	0.20%
3,426	1.27%
5,227	1.94%
8,785	3.25%
100,198	37.10%

2000
256,082
171,151	66.83%
73,282	28.62%
577	0.23%
2,362	0.92%
2,841	1.11%
5,604	2.19%
84,931	33.17%

1990
262,852
185,550	70.59%
71,101	27.05%
712	0.27%
1,748	0.67%
n/a
3,741	1.42%
77,302	29.41%

1980
267,531
188,916	70.61%
73,044	27.30%
364	0.14%
1,571	0.59%
n/a
3,451	1.29%
78,615	29.39%

1970
285,176
217,788	76.37%
62,655	21.97%
219	0.08%
436	0.15%
n/a
3,847	1.35%
67,388	23.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
30,827	11.4
23,468	8.7
-19,273	-7.1
1,401	0.5

-13,771	-5.1
1,346	0.5

Number	Rate
2000's
34,749	13.6
23,442	9.2
-4,751	-1.9
488	0.2

-1,293	-0.5
15,267	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
40,610	15.4
26,415	10.0
-18,589	-7.1
875	0.3

-14,399	-5.5
7,629	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
47,301	17.7
26,221	9.8
-24,142	-9.0
n/a

-3,366	-1.3
-1,313	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-44,334	-15.5
n/a

-28,872	-10.1
11,227	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Clair County, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
59,716	23.8%
191,433	76.2%
42,018	16.7%

100,701
2.51

64,213	63.8%
44,817	69.8%
8,149	12.7%
36,488	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
68,588	25.4%
201,468	74.6%
33,810	12.5%

105,045
2.53

70,689	67.3%
46,846	66.3%
10,540	14.9%
34,356	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
70,955	27.7%
185,127	72.3%
33,589	13.1%

96,777
2.60

67,613	69.9%
47,112	69.7%
9,697	14.3%
29,164	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
74,716	28.4%
188,136	71.6%
33,391	12.7%

95,112
2.71

69,169	72.7%
50,650	73.2%
9,272	13.4%
25,943	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
84,463	31.6%
183,068	68.4%
29,221	10.9%

90,801
2.90

69,142	76.1%
53,293	77.1%
9,126	13.2%
21,659	23.9%

2022 Housing Data for St. Clair County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,874	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,039	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,566	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,387	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,058	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,722	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,191	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,914	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,769	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,272	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,700	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,985	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,463	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,355	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,727	8.7%
$200,000 or more	7,679	7.6%

Median Household Income	68,915
Per Capita Income	36,010

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,780	5.7%
Public Assistance	2,522	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,010	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	108,122	69.8%
Unemployed	6,808	4.4%
In Armed Forces	3,233	2.1%

Total Labor Force	118,163	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	36,666	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43,075	39,370	52.2%
Non-Profit	3,176	7,832	28.9%
Self-Employed	4,651	3,457	57.4%

Local Government	3,137	4,920	38.9%
State Government	1,486	2,124	41.2%
Federal Government	4,107	2,734	60.0%

Total Private + Self	47,726	42,827	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,906	17,610	40.3%
Total	59,632	60,437	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,090	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,012	20.8%
Professional, Technical	28,135	23.4%
Service Occupations	22,242	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	375	0.3%
All others	26,720	22.2%

White Collar		59.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,776	14.8%
Retail trade	12,902	10.7%
Manufacturing	10,462	8.7%
Educational services	10,093	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	9,743	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,748	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	8,187	6.8%
Public administration	7,642	6.4%
Construction	6,080	5.1%
Finance and insurance	5,728	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,722	4.8%
Other services	5,494	4.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,780	2.3%
Wholesale trade	2,235	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,177	1.8%
Information	1,802	1.5%
Utilities	1,410	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	801	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	335	0.3%
Management	82	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,258	2.83%
Puerto Rican	1,452	0.57%
Cuban	260	0.10%
Dominican	97	0.04%

Total Central American	652	0.25%
Costa Rican	136	0.05%
Guatemalan	199	0.08%
Honduran	209	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	61	0.02%
Salvadoran	47	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	213	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	69	0.03%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	62	0.02%
Ecuadorian	10	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	62	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	10	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,592	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	996	0.39%
Indian	866	0.34%
Chinese	786	0.31%
Korean	450	0.18%
Japanese	166	0.06%
Vietnamese	122	0.05%
Thai	95	0.04%
Burmese	41	0.02%
Bangladeshi	31	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	229,418	95.1%
Spanish	5,914	2.5%
Other Indo-European	1,188	0.5%
German, other Germanic	929	0.4%
Other	766	0.3%
Chinese	613	0.3%
Arabic	556	0.2%
Tagalog	545	0.2%
Other Asian	527	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	56,157	21.9%
Irish	23,815	9.3%
English	20,302	7.9%
American	10,466	4.1%
French	7,362	2.9%
Italian	7,171	2.8%
Polish	6,669	2.6%
Scottish	3,631	1.4%
European	3,606	1.4%
Dutch	1,950	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,691	0.7%
Norwegian	1,470	0.6%
Welsh	1,447	0.6%
Swedish	1,318	0.5%
African	1,027	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	253,430	98.7%
Not a citizen	3,361	1.3%

Native	248,641	96.8%
Foreign-born	8,150	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,173	2.4%	9,442	5.4%	46,507	26.5%	61,887	35.3%	31,097	17.7%	22,141	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,173	2.4%
9-12 Years	9,442	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,507	26.5%
Some College	61,887	35.3%
Bach. Degree	31,097	17.7%
Grad Degree	22,141	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	120,606	111,740	8,866	7.4%	6.3%
1991	117,349	108,220	9,129	7.8%	7.3%
1992	118,071	108,353	9,718	8.2%	7.9%
1993	117,585	109,023	8,562	7.3%	7.5%
1994	116,979	109,734	7,245	6.2%	5.8%
1995	116,144	109,683	6,461	5.6%	5.2%
1996	117,376	111,042	6,334	5.4%	5.3%
1997	119,452	113,631	5,821	4.9%	4.8%
1998	118,308	112,264	6,044	5.1%	4.5%
1999	117,504	111,557	5,947	5.1%	4.4%

2000	119,895	114,104	5,791	4.8%	4.4%
2001	117,918	111,704	6,214	5.3%	5.4%
2002	117,969	110,636	7,333	6.2%	6.6%
2003	118,179	109,851	8,328	7.0%	6.7%
2004	118,747	110,670	8,077	6.8%	6.2%
2005	121,871	114,323	7,548	6.2%	5.7%
2006	123,938	116,776	7,162	5.8%	4.6%
2007	125,222	117,508	7,714	6.2%	5.1%
2008	124,905	115,353	9,552	7.6%	6.5%
2009	123,698	110,095	13,603	11.0%	10.2%

2010	132,854	119,089	13,765	10.4%	10.5%
2011	132,746	119,838	12,908	9.7%	9.8%
2012	129,815	117,358	12,457	9.6%	9.0%
2013	127,666	115,207	12,459	9.8%	9.1%
2014	126,426	116,428	9,998	7.9%	7.2%
2015	126,401	118,065	8,336	6.6%	6.0%
2016	127,728	119,971	7,757	6.1%	5.9%
2017	126,599	120,182	6,417	5.1%	5.0%
2018	127,125	120,764	6,361	5.0%	4.4%
2019	127,448	122,061	5,387	4.2%	4.0%

2020	125,155	113,836	11,319	9.0%	9.5%
2021	124,987	117,304	7,683	6.1%	6.1%
2022	123,609	118,301	5,308	4.3%	4.6%
2023	124,359	118,597	5,762	4.6%	4.5%
2024	123,289	117,516	5,773	4.7%	5.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	115,165
Median Value	$158,500

Occupied	100,701	87.4%
Vacant	14,464	12.6%

Owned	68,404	67.9%
Rented	32,297	32.1%
Median Rent	$1,002

Single-Family Units	87,539	76.0%
Detached	82,794	71.9%
Attached	4,745	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,103	11.4%
Mobile Homes	5,459	4.7%

St. Clair County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Clair County, IL

2022 Housing Data for St. Clair County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Clair County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Clair County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Clair County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for St. Clair County, IL