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)