Moving to Mount Pulaski, Illinois
Population: 1,701. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,632 (-4.1% change)
Males: 794 (46.7%), Females: 907 (53.3%)
Logan County
Zip code: 62548
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $73,400
Population by Race
Races in Mount Pulaski:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: German (30.2%), United States (15.4%), Irish (13.6%), English (11.4%), French (3.6%), Dutch (2.3%).
Elevation: 695 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Pulaski
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Pulaski city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+5.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Pulaski:
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LINCOLN, IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CLINTON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Pulaski:
- CAPITAL (about 30 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- DECATUR (about 33 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 42 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Pulaski:
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 11 miles; LINCOLN, IL; Abbreviation: AAA)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 33 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
- PEKIN MUNI (about 42 miles; PEKIN, IL; Abbreviation: C15)
Amtrak station near Mount Pulaski:
- 11 miles: LINCOLN (BROADWAY AT CHICAGO ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Pulaski:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 29 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
Public high school in Mount Pulaski:
- MOUNT PULASKI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 206 S SPRING; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mount Pulaski:
- MOUNT PULASKI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 346; Location: 119 N GARDEN; Grades: PK – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Mount Pulaski:
- ZION LUTHERAN GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 203 S VINE ST; Grades: PK – 8)