Moving to Nilwood, Illinois
Population: 284. Estimated population in July 2024: 283 (-0.4% change)
Males: 142 (50.0%), Females: 142 (50.0%)
Macoupin County
Zip code: 62672
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $32,386
Median house value: $52,200
Population by Race
Races in Nilwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (15.1%), English (14.1%), United States (9.5%), Italian (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nilwood
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nilwood town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+19.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nilwood:
- CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CARLINVILLE, IL)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; STAUNTON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nilwood:
- CAPITAL (about 32 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 39 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 60 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nilwood:
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 13 miles; PALMYRA, IL; Abbreviation: 5K1)
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 20 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: 3LF)
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 31 miles; HILLSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: 3K4)
Amtrak station near Nilwood:
- 10 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nilwood:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 28 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 47 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 57 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 59 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)