Moving to Deer Creek, Illinois

Population: 605. Estimated population in July 2024: 700 (+15.7% change)
Males: 311 (51.4%), Females: 294 (48.6%)

Tazewell County

Zip code: 61733

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $38,542
Median house value: $87,400

Population by Race

Races in Deer Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)

Ancestries: German (46.8%), Irish (19.5%), English (9.4%), United States (8.3%), Scottish (4.6%), French (3.8%).

Elevation: 755 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Deer Creek

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Deer Creek village

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

2.1% Foreign born (2.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-4.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Deer Creek:

  • EUREKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; EUREKA, IL)
  • HOPEDALE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HOPEDALE, IL)
  • SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; PEORIA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deer Creek:

  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 32 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • CAPITAL (about 60 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Deer Creek:

  • MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 22 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: 3MY)
  • RAINBOW (about 26 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: 7B1)
  • PEKIN MUNI (about 26 miles; PEKIN, IL; Abbreviation: C15)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deer Creek:

  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)

Public primary/middle school in Deer Creek:

  • DEE-MACK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: P O BOX 317; Grades: 04 – 06)

Libraries

Library in Deer Creek:

  • DEER CREEK D.L. (Operating income: $4,121; Location: 201 FIRST STREET; 18,818 books; 204 audio materials; 689 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)