Jewett, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 232. Estimated population in July 2024: 227 (-2.2% change)
Males: 109 (47.0%), Females: 123 (53.0%)
Cumberland County
Zip code: 62436
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $30,313
Median house value: $41,400
Population by Race
Races in Jewett:
- White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)
Ancestries: United States (20.3%), German (13.8%), Irish (8.2%), English (3.0%), French (2.2%), Scottish (2.2%).
Elevation: 504 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jewett
- High school or higher: 69.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jewett village
- Never married: 29.2%
- Now married: 50.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+19.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jewett:
- SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; MATTOON, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
- RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; OLNEY, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jewett:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 57 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- DECATUR (about 60 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jewett:
- CASEY MUNI (about 19 miles; CASEY, IL; Abbreviation: 1H8)
- EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL; Abbreviation: 1H2)
- PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 25 miles; WATSON, IL; Abbreviation: 2T2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jewett:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 60 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 63 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)