Moving to Lomax, Illinois
Population: 477. Estimated population in July 2024: 448 (-6.1% change)
Males: 226 (47.4%), Females: 251 (52.6%)
Henderson County
Zip code: 61454
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $29,609
Median house value: $38,800
Population by Race
Races in Lomax:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.0%), United States (18.7%), Irish (11.3%), English (10.9%), Swedish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).
Elevation: 548 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lomax
- High school or higher: 71.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lomax village
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 16.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lomax:
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; WEST BURLINGTON, IA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
- FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FORT MADISON, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lomax:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 7 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 52 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 66 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lomax:
- FORT MADISON MUNI (about 18 miles; FORT MADISON, IA; Abbreviation: FSW)
- CARTHAGE (about 20 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; Abbreviation: I48)
- KEOKUK MUNI (about 29 miles; KEOKUK, IA; Abbreviation: EOK)
Amtrak stations near Lomax:
- 9 miles: BURLINGTON (300 S. MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: ALDERSHOT (BURLINGTON, 1199 WATERDOWN RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: FORT MADISON (1601 20TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lomax:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 68 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 75 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 94 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)