Moving to Williamsfield, Illinois
Population: 620. Estimated population in July 2024: 593 (-4.4% change)
Males: 305 (49.2%), Females: 315 (50.8%)
Knox County
Zip code: 61489
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $38,854
Median house value: $56,400
Population by Race
Races in Williamsfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.6%), English (19.0%), Irish (14.5%), Swedish (12.6%), United States (10.0%), Dutch (4.2%).
Elevation: 711 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Williamsfield
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Williamsfield village
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Williamsfield:
- KEWANEE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; KEWANEE, IL)
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Williamsfield:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 30 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 49 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 61 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Williamsfield:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 12 miles; YATES CITY, IL; Abbreviation: 2C6)
- KEWANEE MUNI (about 20 miles; KEWANEE, IL; Abbreviation: EZI)
- INGERSOLL (about 25 miles; CANTON, IL; Abbreviation: CTK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Williamsfield:
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 57 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
Schools
Public high school in Williamsfield:
- WILLIAMSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: PO BOX 179; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Williamsfield:
- WILLIAMSFIELD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: PO BOX 179; Grades: PK – 05)
- WILLIAMSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: PO BOX 179; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Williamsfield:
- WILLIAMSFIELD P.L.D. (Operating income: $55,100; Location: 111 W. GALE STREET; 5,054 books; 125 audio materials; 162 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)