Moving to Hoopeston, Illinois
Population: 5,965. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,753 (-3.6% change)
Males: 2,970 (49.8%), Females: 2,995 (50.2%)
Vermilion County
Zip code: 60942
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $31,947
Median house value: $48,700
Population by Race
Races in Hoopeston:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Other race (5.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.2%), United States (13.9%), English (12.3%), Irish (7.4%), Dutch (2.5%), Swedish (2.1%).
Elevation: 718 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hoopeston
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hoopeston city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 9.2%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +116 (+2.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Hoopeston:
- HOOPESTON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (701 EAST ORANGE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hoopeston:
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WATSEKA, IL)
- ST VINCENT WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL, INC (about 23 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, IN)
- UNITED SAMARITANS MED CENTER-LOGAN (about 24 miles; DANVILLE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hoopeston:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 51 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 75 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hoopeston:
- VERMILION COUNTY (about 21 miles; DANVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: DNV)
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 27 miles; KENTLAND, IN; Abbreviation: 50I)
- PAXTON (about 31 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hoopeston:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 47 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,191)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)
Public high school in Hoopeston:
- HOOPESTON AREA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 615 E ORANGE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hoopeston:
- MAPLE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 337; Location: 500 S FOURTH; Grades: PK – 02)
- JOHN GREER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 609 W MAIN; Grades: PK – 06)
- HONEYWELL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 600 E HONEYWELL; Grades: 03 – 04)
- HOOPESTON AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 615 E ORANGE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hoopeston:
- HOOPESTON P.L.D. (Operating income: $508,095; Location: 110 NORTH FOURTH; 33,277 books; 651 audio materials; 674 video materials; 114 serial subscriptions)