Moving to Nokomis, Illinois
Population: 2,389. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,317 (-3.0% change)
Males: 1,119 (46.8%), Females: 1,270 (53.2%)
Montgomery County
Zip code: 62075
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $29,612
Median house value: $46,900
Population by Race
Races in Nokomis:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: German (27.6%), United States (11.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (10.0%), Italian (5.9%), Polish (3.2%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nokomis
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nokomis city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -191 (-7.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nokomis:
- PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PANA, IL)
- ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)
- HILLSBORO AREA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HILLSBORO, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nokomis:
- CAPITAL (about 46 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- DECATUR (about 48 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nokomis:
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 17 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 17 miles; HILLSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: 3K4)
- VANDALIA MUNI (about 24 miles; VANDALIA, IL; Abbreviation: VLA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nokomis:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 38 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 60 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 70 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
Public high school in Nokomis:
- NOKOMIS JR/SR HIGH SCH (Students: 366; Location: 511 OBERLE STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Nokomis:
- NORTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 110 W HAMILTON; Grades: PK – 04)
- NOKOMIS SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 316 E SOUTH ST; Grades: 05 – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Nokomis:
- ST LOUIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 509 EAST UNION STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 48; Location: 18379 N. 22ND AVE; Grades: PK – 7)
Libraries
Library in Nokomis:
- NOKOMIS P.L. (Operating income: $46,596; Location: 22 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, SUITE 2; 18,518 books; 252 audio materials; 1,262 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)