Moving to Cortland, Illinois
Population: 2,066. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,135 (+51.7% change)
Males: 1,013 (49.0%), Females: 1,053 (51.0%)
DeKalb County
Zip code: 60112
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $52,750
Median house value: $134,400
Population by Race
Races in Cortland:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (30.7%), Irish (15.3%), English (8.3%), United States (6.9%), Polish (6.4%), Swedish (4.9%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cortland
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cortland town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
3.7% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +934 (+82.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cortland:
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DEKALB, IL)
- VENCOR HOSPITAL SYCAMORE (about 5 miles; SYCAMORE, IL)
- VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SANDWICH, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cortland:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 33 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 54 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 55 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cortland:
- DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (about 1 miles; DE KALB, IL; Abbreviation: DKB)
- HINCKLEY (about 11 miles; HINCKLEY, IL; Abbreviation: 0C2)
- AURORA MUNI (about 20 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; Abbreviation: ARR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cortland:
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,088)
Public primary/middle school in Cortland:
- CORTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: 4418 MAPLE; Grades: KG – 04)
Libraries
Library in Cortland:
- CORTLAND LIB. (Operating income: $82,901; Location: 1907 SOMONAUK ROAD; 12,388 books; 247 audio materials; 277 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)