Louisville, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,242. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,256 (+1.1% change)
Males: 596 (48.0%), Females: 646 (52.0%)
Clay County
Zip code: 62858
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $25,250
Median house value: $46,400
Population by Race
Races in Louisville:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: United States (34.0%), German (15.5%), English (9.1%), Irish (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 478 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Louisville
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Louisville village
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+11.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Louisville:
- CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FLORA, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
- FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; FAIRFIELD, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Louisville:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 40 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 51 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
- DECATUR (about 77 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Louisville:
- FLORA MUNI (about 10 miles; FLORA, IL; Abbreviation: FOA)
- PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 16 miles; WATSON, IL; Abbreviation: 2T2)
- EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL; Abbreviation: 1H2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Louisville:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 80 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 82 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 87 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
Public high school in Louisville:
- NORTH CLAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: P O BOX 220; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Louisville:
- NORTH CLAY ELEM/JR HIGH SCH (Students: 501; Location: PO BOX 279; Grades: PK – 08)
- SAFE SCHOOL ROE 12 CLAY COUNTY (Location: 231 S MAIN ST; Grades: 00 – 00)