Moving to Percy, Illinois
Population: 942. Estimated population in July 2024: 942 (0.0% change)
Males: 441 (46.8%), Females: 501 (53.2%)
Randolph County
Zip code: 62272
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $31,333
Median house value: $42,100
Population by Race
Races in Percy:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
Ancestries: German (33.7%), Irish (13.4%), United States (8.2%), English (6.1%), French (4.6%), Italian (3.2%).
Elevation: 490 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Percy
- High school or higher: 71.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Percy village
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 10.0%
2.0% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Percy:
- SPARTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 10 miles; SPARTA, IL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CHESTER, IL)
- PINCKNEYVILLE COMMUNITY DIST HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Percy:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 31 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 39 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: BLV)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 47 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Percy:
- SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD (about 10 miles; SPARTA, IL; Abbreviation: SAR)
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 19 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: PJY)
- PERRYVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; PERRYVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: K02)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Percy:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 37 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 55 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 61 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)