Kirkwood, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 794. Estimated population in July 2024: 724 (-8.8% change)
Males: 387 (48.7%), Females: 407 (51.3%)
Warren County
Zip code: 61447
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $34,167
Median house value: $47,300
Population by Race
Races in Kirkwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (22.9%), German (14.4%), Irish (11.1%), English (9.7%), Swedish (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 737 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kirkwood
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kirkwood village
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-10.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kirkwood:
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 9 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
- MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALEDO, IL)
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kirkwood:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 43 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 71 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kirkwood:
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; Abbreviation: C66)
- GALESBURG MUNI (about 24 miles; GALESBURG, IL; Abbreviation: GBG)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALEDO, IL; Abbreviation: C00)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kirkwood:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 47 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 78 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)