Moving to Pesotum, Illinois

Population: 521. Estimated population in July 2024: 508 (-2.5% change)
Males: 253 (48.6%), Females: 268 (51.4%)

Champaign County

Zip code: 61863

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $49,107
Median house value: $70,000

Population by Race

Races in Pesotum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (43.8%), Irish (18.8%), English (18.2%), United States (9.6%), French (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Pesotum, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pesotum

  • High school or higher: 96.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pesotum village

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-9.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pesotum:

  • PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 14 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; URBANA, IL)
  • COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 15 miles; URBANA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pesotum:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 9 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
  • DECATUR (about 41 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pesotum:

  • TUSCOLA (about 11 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; Abbreviation: K96)
  • FRASCA FIELD (about 17 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
  • PIATT COUNTY (about 20 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; Abbreviation: 2K0)

Amtrak station near Pesotum:

  • 15 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pesotum:

  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 14 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)