Woodson, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 559. Estimated population in July 2024: 556 (-0.5% change)
Males: 275 (49.2%), Females: 284 (50.8%)

Morgan County

Zip code: 62695

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $41,500
Median house value: $75,000

Population by Race

Races in Woodson:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.9%)
• Black (0.7%)
• Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (22.7%), United States (16.5%), English (12.3%), Irish (12.2%), Swedish (3.0%), Dutch (2.9%).

Elevation: 677 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Woodson

• High school or higher: 83.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woodson village

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 60.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 8.9%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+16.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Woodson:

• PASSAVANT AREA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL)
• THOMAS H BOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CARROLLTON, IL)
• CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; CARLINVILLE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woodson:

• CAPITAL (about 41 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
• ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 53 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
• LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 63 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Woodson:

• JACKSONVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: IJX)
• ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 22 miles; PALMYRA, IL; Abbreviation: 5K1)
• GREATER BEARDSTOWN (about 27 miles; BEARDSTOWN, IL; Abbreviation: K06)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodson:

• LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 44 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
• LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
• LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 61 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 64 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 65 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)