Moving to Lyndon, Illinois
Population: 566. Estimated population in July 2024: 546 (-3.5% change)
Males: 286 (50.5%), Females: 280 (49.5%)
Whiteside County
Zip code: 61261
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $37,375
Median house value: $65,000
Population by Race
Races in Lyndon:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (26.1%), Irish (11.5%), United States (10.1%), English (9.5%), Dutch (9.0%), Italian (4.2%).
Elevation: 615 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lyndon
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lyndon village
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -36 (-6.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lyndon:
- MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MORRISON, IL)
- CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; STERLING, IL)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER – CLINTON (about 23 miles; CLINTON, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lyndon:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 18 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 29 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 45 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lyndon:
- ERIE AIR PARK (about 11 miles; ERIE, IL; Abbreviation: 3H5)
- GEN-AIRPARK (about 24 miles; GENESEO, IL; Abbreviation: 3G8)
- TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 25 miles; SAVANNA, IL; Abbreviation: SFY)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lyndon:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 48 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)