Moving to Equality, Illinois

Population: 721. Estimated population in July 2024: 687 (-4.7% change)
Males: 351 (48.7%), Females: 370 (51.3%)

Gallatin County

Zip code: 62934

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $22,171
Median house value: $35,600

Population by Race

Races in Equality:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (32.2%), Irish (12.3%), German (11.9%), English (5.1%), French (4.3%), Italian (1.9%).

Elevation: 420 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Equality

  • High school or higher: 77.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Equality village

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Equality:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Equality:

  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 46 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
  • MOUNT VERNON (about 54 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 56 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Equality:

  • HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 14 miles; HARRISBURG, IL; Abbreviation: HSB)
  • CARMI MUNI (about 29 miles; CARMI, IL; Abbreviation: CUL)
  • STURGIS MUNI (about 31 miles; STURGIS, KY; Abbreviation: I05)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Equality:

  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 52 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 52 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 58 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 59 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)

Private high school in Equality:

  • EQUALITY CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHO (Students: 50; Location: P.O. BOX 280/519 MCHENRY ST; Grades: KG – 12)