Tovey, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 516. Estimated population in July 2024: 499 (-3.3% change)
Males: 251 (48.6%), Females: 265 (51.4%)

Christian County

Zip code: 62570

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $30,417
Median house value: $51,800

Population by Race

Races in Tovey:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
• American Indian (0.6%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Italian (20.2%), Irish (20.0%), German (15.9%), English (14.5%), French (6.2%), United States (4.8%).

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tovey

• High school or higher: 75.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 9.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tovey village

• Never married: 21.3%
• Now married: 59.9%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 8.7%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tovey:

• ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)
• DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
• MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tovey:

• CAPITAL (about 23 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
• DECATUR (about 45 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
• ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 64 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tovey:

• TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
• HILLSBORO MUNI (about 32 miles; HILLSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: 3K4)
• LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 34 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: 3LF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tovey:

• LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 16 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
• MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 68 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
• LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
• ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
• HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)