Metamora, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,700. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,067 (+13.6% change)
Males: 1,260 (46.7%), Females: 1,440 (53.3%)

Woodford County

Zip code: 61548

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $46,691
Median house value: $94,000

Population by Race

Races in Metamora:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (46.3%), English (14.3%), Irish (12.5%), French (6.7%), United States (4.6%), Swedish (4.1%).

Elevation: 821 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Metamora

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Metamora village

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 65.3%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Metamora:

  • EUREKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; EUREKA, IL)
  • SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; PEORIA, IL)
  • GEORGE A ZELLER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 17 miles; PEORIA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Metamora:

  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 39 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 69 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Metamora:

  • MARSHALL COUNTY (about 16 miles; LACON, IL; Abbreviation: C75)
  • MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 17 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: 3MY)
  • RAINBOW (about 22 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: 7B1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Metamora:

  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)

Public high school in Metamora:

  • METAMORA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 929; Location: PO BOX 109; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Metamora:

  • METAMORA GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 714; Location: PO BOX 552; Grades: PK – 08)
  • GERMANTOWN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 477; Location: 110 N FANDEL RD; Grades: PK – 04)
  • GERMANTOWN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 367; Location: 103 WARRIOR WAY; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • CIVEC REGIONAL PROGRAM (Location: 101 W MADISON; Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle school in Metamora:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 153; Location: P.O. BOX 860; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Metamora:

  • ILLINOIS PRAIRIE D.P.L. (Operating income: $565,973; Location: 208 E. PARTRIDGE STREET; 105,044 books; 4,319 audio materials; 3,319 video materials; 165 serial subscriptions)