Moving to Tonica, Illinois

Population: 685. Estimated population in July 2024: 698 (+1.9% change)
Males: 335 (48.9%), Females: 350 (51.1%)

La Salle County

Zip code: 61370

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $38,333
Median house value: $77,900

Population by Race

Races in Tonica:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (40.4%), Irish (15.0%), English (11.5%), Polish (11.2%), Italian (8.5%), United States (7.2%).

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Map of Tonica, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tonica

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tonica village

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

3.6% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-4.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tonica:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tonica:

  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 53 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 55 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tonica:

  • HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 6 miles; LOSTANT, IL; Abbreviation: 2V3)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 11 miles; PERU, IL; Abbreviation: VYS)
  • GRANDPAS’ FARM MENDOTA (about 21 miles; MENDOTA, IL; Abbreviation: 0C7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonica:

  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)

Public primary/middle school in Tonica:

  • TONICA GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 535 N 1981ST RD; Grades: PK – 08)