Moving to Beecher City, Illinois

Population: 493. Estimated population in July 2024: 498 (+1.0% change)
Males: 231 (46.9%), Females: 262 (53.1%)

Effingham County

Zip code: 62414

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $46,400

Population by Race

Races in Beecher City:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

Ancestries: German (22.9%), English (13.6%), United States (9.9%), Irish (9.7%), French (3.4%), Dutch (2.2%).

Elevation: 617 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beecher City

• High school or higher: 77.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
• Unemployed: 9.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beecher City village

• Never married: 21.0%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 10.4%
• Divorced: 12.0%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+12.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Beecher City:

• SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
• ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
• PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PANA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beecher City:

• COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 41 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
• DECATUR (about 45 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
• MOUNT VERNON (about 60 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beecher City:

• SHELBY COUNTY (about 15 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: 2H0)
• EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL; Abbreviation: 1H2)
• PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 22 miles; WATSON, IL; Abbreviation: 2T2)

Amtrak station near Beecher City:

• 18 miles: EFFINGHAM (S. BANKERS ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beecher City:

• LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
• EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
• MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
• LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 69 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
• PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 73 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 74 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)

Schools

Public high school in Beecher City:

• BEECHER CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: PO BOX 97; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Beecher City:

• BEECHER CITY GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: PO BOX 98; Grades: PK – 06)