Venice, IL

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Venice, Illinois

Venice, Illinois, in Madison county, is 6 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri. The city is included in the Saint Louis metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 2,528 people lived in Venice.

The People and Families of Venice

In Venice, about 26% of adults are married. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Venice without hitting a preschooler. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the city; the city has more single adults than most places of its size.

In Venice, females are somewhat more common than males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Venice had a median family income of $24,432.

Venice Housing

An estimated 46% of living spaces in Venice are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Living alone is quite feasible in the city, with the choice of small rental properties there. In general, Venice offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in the city compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Venice, 82% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Venice.

High Points

Venice strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 8%
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 12%

Comparative Profile of Venice, IL

Comparing Venice to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	6 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri
County	Madison
Metro Area	Saint Louis
Standard Zip Codes	62090
Phone Area Codes	618
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.672
Longitude	-90.169

Station	ST LOUIS SCIENCE CTR
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	47 to 66 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	49 to 69 F
Annual Precip	38.8 inches

Station	ALTON MELVIN PRICE L&D
Distance	10 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	45 to 64 F
Jul Temp	69 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	38.5 inches

Station	ST CHARLES 7 SSW
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 38 F
Apr Temp	43 to 66 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	43 to 69 F
Annual Precip	38 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,528	100%
Male	1,119	44.3%
Female	1,409	55.7%
Under 18	842	33.3%
18+	1,686	66.7%
65+	305	12.1%
Median Age	30.8
Average Family Size	3.25
White	139	5.5%
African-American	2,365	93.6%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	9	0.4%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	14	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	19	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,448
Growth	-80
Growth %	-3.19%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	93.6%
African	1.9%
German	1.4%
US/American	0.9%
Irish	0.8%
Italian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
English	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Venice	2,528	$24,432
East St Louis	31,542	$24,567
Fairmont City	2,436	$31,296
Granite City	31,301	$42,130
Madison	4,545	$29,926
Sauget	249	$41,875
Washington Park	5,345	$23,266

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