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)