Pana, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 5,614. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,529 (-1.5% change)
Males: 2,597 (46.3%), Females: 3,017 (53.7%)
Christian County
Zip code: 62557
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $29,611
Median house value: $46,700
Population by Race
Races in Pana:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: German (23.0%), United States (13.1%), Irish (11.0%), English (9.8%), French (3.8%), Italian (2.6%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pana
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pana city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -389 (-6.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Pana:
- PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (101 E NINTH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pana:
- ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)
- SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; VANDALIA, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pana:
- DECATUR (about 35 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
- CAPITAL (about 51 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 57 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pana:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 18 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: 2H0)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
- VANDALIA MUNI (about 29 miles; VANDALIA, IL; Abbreviation: VLA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pana:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 45 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 75 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 75 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
Public high school in Pana:
- PANA SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: PO BOX 377; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Pana:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 180; Location: 114 S MAPLE ST; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pana:
- PANA JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 371; Location: PO BOX 377; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 305; Location: PO BOX 377; Grades: PK – 02)
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location: PO BOX 377; Grades: 03 – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Pana:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 3 EAST FOURTH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Pana:
- CARNEGIE-SCHUYLER LIB. (Operating income: $141,534; Location: 303 EAST SECOND STREET; 29,579 books; 891 audio materials; 1,285 video materials; 97 serial subscriptions)