Moving to Mound City, Illinois
Population: 692. Estimated population in July 2024: 633 (-8.5% change)
Males: 289 (41.8%), Females: 403 (58.2%)
Pulaski County
Zip code: 62963
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $16,607
Median house value: $29,100
Population by Race
Races in Mound City:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.6%)
- Black (49.6%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.6%), German (6.2%), Irish (2.0%), English (1.4%).
Elevation: 320 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mound City
- High school or higher: 65.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 14.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mound City city
- Never married: 32.6%
- Now married: 39.1%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 13.0%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mound City:
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 26 miles; ANNA, IL)
- UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ANNA, IL)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mound City:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 28 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 30 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 48 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mound City:
- CAIRO RGNL (about 5 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 22 miles; CHARLESTON, MO; Abbreviation: CHQ)
- METROPOLIS MUNI (about 30 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; Abbreviation: M30)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mound City:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 43 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 63 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
Libraries
Library in Mound City:
- MOUND CITY P.L. (Operating income: $4,849; Location: 224 HIGH STREET; 7,182 books; 38 audio materials; 156 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)