Moving to Nason, Illinois

Population: 234. Estimated population in July 2024: 238 (+1.7% change)
Males: 128 (54.7%), Females: 106 (45.3%)

Jefferson County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $36,700

Population by Race

Races in Nason:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

Ancestries: Irish (22.6%), German (21.8%), English (8.1%), United States (8.1%), Hungarian (3.8%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 433 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nason

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nason city

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 19.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Nason:

  • CROSSROADS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL HLTH CENTER (about 11 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL)
  • FRANKLIN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BENTON, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nason:

  • MOUNT VERNON (about 13 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 30 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 35 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nason:

  • BENTON MUNI (about 13 miles; BENTON, IL; Abbreviation: H96)
  • CENTRALIA MUNI (about 24 miles; CENTRALIA, IL; Abbreviation: ENL)
  • PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 31 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: PJY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nason:

  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 36 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 78 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 92 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 94 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)