Loda, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 419. Estimated population in July 2024: 413 (-1.4% change)
Males: 204 (48.7%), Females: 215 (51.3%)
Iroquois County
Zip code: 60948
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $36,625
Median house value: $60,000
Population by Race
Races in Loda:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- Black (2.6%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.7%), United States (14.6%), Irish (11.5%), English (9.1%), Italian (5.7%), Norwegian (5.5%).
Elevation: 781 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Loda
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 11.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Loda village
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 11.0%
2.4% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.7% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+7.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Loda:
- GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GIBSON CITY, IL)
- HOOPESTON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; HOOPESTON, IL)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; WATSEKA, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Loda:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 36 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 58 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
- DECATUR (about 72 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Loda:
- PAXTON (about 7 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
- RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 17 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
- FRASCA FIELD (about 28 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
Amtrak stations near Loda:
- 16 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 18 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loda:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 30 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 70 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
Libraries
Library in Loda:
- A. HERR & E.E. SMITH LODA TWP. LIB. (Operating income: $30,023; Location: 105 E. ADAMS; 5,238 books; 109 audio materials; 69 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)