Village · Illinois

Roxana, Illinois

Roxana, village, in Madison County, Illinois. Roxana had 1,395 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,454 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,556 (±252). GEOID 1766131.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,395

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,454 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,556 ±252

Median household income

$64,516

±$6,242 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$95,400

±$13,849 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$975

±$109 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Roxana and what county is it in?

Roxana is a village in Madison County, Illinois. It covers 7.1 square miles of land, 203 residents per square mile in 2020.

Roxana is in the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 15 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Roxana lies mostly within Wood River Township and reaches into Chouteau Township, Fort Russell Township and Edwardsville Township, towns or townships with their own local government (2020 census blocks).

Roxana (marked with a dot) in Madison County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Roxana, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,395 people lived in Roxana on July 1, 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,454 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,556 (±252).

  • July 2020→2021 −11 (1,425)
  • 2021→2022 −11 (1,414)
  • 2022→2023 −7 (1,407)
  • 2023→2024 −6 (1,401)
  • 2024→2025 −6 (1,395)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure RoxanaMadison CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Total population 1,556 ±252 264,238 12,694,798 no clear change
Households 718 ±101 110,134 5,036,449 no clear change
Average household size 2.17 ±0.17 2.35 2.46 no clear change
Housing units 772 ±102 119,168 5,457,452 no clear change

Roxana's population since 2000

From 1,547 in 2000 to 1,395 in 2025: down 9.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Roxana as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,547
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,555
  • 2010 Census 1,542
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,465
  • 2020 Census 1,454
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,395

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Roxana?

The median resident of Roxana is 41.3 years old; 21.1% are under 18 and 18.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.4%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.4%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure RoxanaMadison CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median age 41.3 ±3.2 40.2 39.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 21.1% ±4.9 pts 21.3% 21.8% –
65 years and over 18.3% ±3.9 pts 18.5% 17.0% –
Male 50.6% ±4.1 pts 48.9% 49.4% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0% ±1.4 pts 4.3% 18.8% –
White alone, not Hispanic 94.4% ±3.0 pts 81.8% 58.1% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.1% ±1.2 pts 7.7% 13.3% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.2 pts 0.8% 5.9% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.4 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.4 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.4% ±2.0 pts 5.0% 3.4% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.4 pts 0.2% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 0.6% ±0.4 pts 2.2% 14.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.4% ±0.4 pts 3.6% 24.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.1% ±3.5 pts 8.2% 4.8% –
With a disability 17.2% ±5.0 pts 15.8% 12.1% –
No health insurance coverage 8.0% ±4.5 pts 4.7% 6.9% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 93.8% ±3.4 pts 93.9% 90.5% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 18.7% ±6.2 pts 31.0% 37.8% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 5.7% ±3.3 pts 11.2% 15.3% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 86.5% ±4.0 pts 88.5% 88.9% –
Moved from another state in the past year 3.7% ±2.3 pts 2.1% 1.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Roxana earn?

Half of Roxana's 718 households earn less than $64,516 a year (±$6,242), against $75,793 in Madison County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $58,971 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure RoxanaMadison CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $64,516 ±$6,242 $75,793 $83,390 no clear change
Mean household income $71,954 ±$7,103 $98,419 $115,638 –
Per capita income $33,178 ±$3,350 $41,560 $46,406 no clear change
People below the poverty line 12.4% ±5.1 pts 11.1% 11.8% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 20.8% ±12.8 pts 13.2% 15.1% –
Households receiving SNAP 18.8% ±6.5 pts 13.7% 13.8% –
Households with a computer 95.5% ±2.7 pts 94.9% 95.2% –
Households with a broadband subscription 90.0% ±5.4 pts 91.0% 90.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Roxana?

Owners occupy 72.7% of Roxana's occupied homes and renters 27.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,400 by its owner (±$13,849). The median renter pays $975 a month including utilities, and 30.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure RoxanaMadison CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $95,400 ±$13,849 $173,000 $263,300 no clear change
Median gross rent $975 ±$109 $1,024 $1,274 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 30.1% ±15.2 pts 37.8% 39.0% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,080 ±$120 $1,511 $1,987 –
Owner-occupied homes 72.7% ±7.3 pts 74.2% 67.1% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 27.3% ±7.3 pts 25.8% 32.9% –
Housing units 772 ±102 119,168 5,457,452 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±6.8 pts 1.0% 1.0% –
Rental vacancy rate 3.0% ±5.6 pts 4.1% 5.0% –
Single-family detached homes 91.5% ±3.9 pts 78.9% 58.2% –
Mobile homes 0.4% ±0.6 pts 2.2% 2.3% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.7 pts 0.9% 0.7% –
Built 2010 to 2019 6.3% ±8.5 pts 6.0% 5.0% –
Built 1939 or earlier 21.2% ±6.2 pts 14.6% 20.2% –
Households with no vehicle 1.8% ±1.9 pts 5.7% 11.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Roxana building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Roxana in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 1.5 across Illinois.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Roxana work and get to work?

91.0% of Roxana's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 18.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure RoxanaMadison CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 60.1% ±8.1 pts 62.7% 65.0% –
Unemployment rate 4.4% ±3.7 pts 4.6% 5.8% –
Drove alone to work 91.0% ±3.8 pts 78.1% 65.9% –
Carpooled 3.8% ±3.6 pts 6.6% 7.8% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±5.1 pts 0.6% 5.8% –
Walked 0.8% ±0.9 pts 1.1% 2.8% –
Worked from home 3.8% ±2.8 pts 12.7% 15.9% –
Mean travel time to work 18.8 min ±2.2 24.9 min 27.8 min −5.1 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Roxana?

No census tract lies mostly in Roxana; 5 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Roxana, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Roxana
Tract 4010Madison County2,351 $61,477 $88,50044%
Tract 4028.03Madison County3,972 $119,063 $341,10012%
Tract 4031.01Madison County6,253 $76,731 $358,6007%
Tract 4019.05Madison County5,028 $62,016 $106,3007%
Tract 4019.01Madison County1,728 $80,590 $179,3005%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Roxana) · Census block assignment files

How does Roxana compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Roxana is the 9,010th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 558th-most populous of 1,294 in Illinois.

Roxana ranks 984th of 1,380 places in Illinois with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Roxana's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate558th1,294
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)984th1,347
Residents per square mile897th1,383
Median household income984th1,380
Per capita income993rd1,383
Median home value1,219th1,379
Median gross rent603rd1,280
Poverty rate409th1,119
Bachelor's degree or higher956th1,369
Median age664th1,383
Owner-occupied share923rd1,382
Travel time to work1,212th1,382

Roxana's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

Every place in Illinois, sortable · Compare Roxana with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Roxana?

20 of the 57 figures for Roxana on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Roxana are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Roxana.