German Valley, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 481. Estimated population in July 2024: 465 (-3.3% change)
Males: 236 (49.1%), Females: 245 (50.9%)
Stephenson County
Zip code: 61039
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $42,500
Median house value: $77,000
Population by Race
Races in German Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (60.5%), Irish (10.2%), Norwegian (8.1%), English (7.1%), Swedish (5.4%), United States (5.0%).
Elevation: 841 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in German Valley
- High school or higher: 92.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in German Valley village
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 11.3%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-2.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near German Valley:
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FREEPORT, IL)
- KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; DIXON, IL)
- H DOUGLAS SINGER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 28 miles; ROCKFORD, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to German Valley:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 28 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 36 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
- ROCK CO (about 42 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to German Valley:
- ALBERTUS (about 7 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: FEP)
- FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 12 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: C86)
- BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL; Abbreviation: C55)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to German Valley:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 59 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 60 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 67 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
Public primary/middle school in German Valley:
- GERMAN VALLEY GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: PO BOX 74; Grades: KG – 05)