Moving to Island, Kentucky

Population: 435. Estimated population in July 2024: 436 (+0.2% change)
Males: 207 (47.6%), Females: 228 (52.4%)

McLean County

Zip code: 42350

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $23,750
Median house value: $34,500

Population by Race

Races in Island:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: United States (21.1%), English (11.3%), Irish (5.1%), German (4.6%), Dutch (2.1%), Polish (1.4%).

Elevation: 430 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Island

• High school or higher: 67.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Unemployed: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Island city

• Never married: 20.8%
• Now married: 54.5%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 13.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Island:

• OHIO CO HOSP (about 17 miles; HARTFORD, KY)
• MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
• RIVER VALLEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 22 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Island:

• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 21 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
• CAMPBELL AAF (about 59 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Island:

• MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M21)
• MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 18 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 2I0)
• OHIO COUNTY (about 22 miles; HARTFORD, KY; Abbreviation: 7K4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Island:

• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 46 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 50 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
• VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
• VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)