Moving to Verona, Illinois
Population: 257. Estimated population in July 2024: 253 (-1.6% change)
Males: 131 (51.0%), Females: 126 (49.0%)
Grundy County
Zip code: 60479
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $46,094
Median house value: $67,000
Population by Race
Races in Verona:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
- Hispanic (12.1%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (19.1%), German (16.0%), United States (7.8%), Italian (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (7.0%), Polish (5.8%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Verona
- High school or higher: 70.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Verona village
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 4.1%
3.9% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+5.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Verona:
- MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MORRIS, IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; STREATOR, IL)
- SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Verona:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 59 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 66 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 67 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Verona:
- DWIGHT (about 9 miles; DWIGHT, IL; Abbreviation: DTG)
- MORRIS MUNI – JAMES R. WASHBURN FIELD (about 16 miles; MORRIS, IL; Abbreviation: C09)
- CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 22 miles; NEWARK, IL; Abbreviation: 0C8)
Amtrak station near Verona:
- 10 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Verona:
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 35 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,361)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,974)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,088)