Loami, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 804. Estimated population in July 2024: 779 (-3.1% change)
Males: 388 (48.3%), Females: 416 (51.7%)
Sangamon County
Zip code: 62661
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $46,591
Median house value: $68,700
Population by Race
Races in Loami:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (31.7%), Irish (13.9%), English (13.8%), United States (9.0%), French (7.8%), Italian (5.2%).
Elevation: 638 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Loami
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Loami village
- Never married: 30.2%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 2.7%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-0.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Loami:
- ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 16 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Loami:
- CAPITAL (about 17 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 56 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 68 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Loami:
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 21 miles; PALMYRA, IL; Abbreviation: 5K1)
- JACKSONVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: IJX)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 38 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
Amtrak station near Loami:
- 17 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loami:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 18 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 66 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 72 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
Public primary/middle school in Loami:
- LOAMI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: P O BOX 238; Grades: 04 – 06)