Wellington, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 264. Estimated population in July 2024: 261 (-1.1% change)
Males: 130 (49.2%), Females: 134 (50.8%)
Iroquois County
Zip code: 60973
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $32,083
Median house value: $44,700
Population by Race
Races in Wellington:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (25.4%), United States (12.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (10.6%), Italian (5.7%), French (4.5%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wellington
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 0.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wellington village
- Never married: 9.8%
- Now married: 71.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 14.1%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-10.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wellington:
- HOOPESTON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HOOPESTON, IL)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WATSEKA, IL)
- ST VINCENT WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL, INC (about 27 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wellington:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 54 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 76 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wellington:
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 24 miles; KENTLAND, IN; Abbreviation: 50I)
- VERMILION COUNTY (about 26 miles; DANVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: DNV)
- PAXTON (about 32 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wellington:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 49 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 73 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,208)