Moving to Mount Carroll, Illinois

Population: 1,832. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,704 (-7.0% change)
Males: 897 (49.0%), Females: 935 (51.0%)

Carroll County

Zip code: 61053

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $34,861
Median house value: $70,800

Population by Race

Races in Mount Carroll:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (44.1%), English (10.3%), Irish (9.4%), United States (8.7%), Dutch (8.2%), Italian (3.4%).

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Carroll

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Carroll city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 62.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+3.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Carroll:

  • MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MORRISON, IL)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER – CLINTON (about 24 miles; CLINTON, IA)
  • CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; STERLING, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Carroll:

  • CLINTON MUNI (about 31 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 33 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Carroll:

  • TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 10 miles; SAVANNA, IL; Abbreviation: SFY)
  • FOSTER FIELD (about 28 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; Abbreviation: 7A4)
  • ALBERTUS (about 30 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: FEP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Carroll:

  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 57 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 58 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)

Public high school in Mount Carroll:

  • MT CARROLL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 633 S EAST ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mount Carroll:

  • MT CARROLL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 301 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 06)