Moving to Pittsfield, Illinois
Population: 4,211. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,599 (+9.2% change)
Males: 1,915 (45.5%), Females: 2,296 (54.5%)
Pike County
Zip code: 62363
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $29,129
Median house value: $66,500
Population by Race
Races in Pittsfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.7%), United States (15.9%), English (15.5%), Irish (10.4%), French (1.8%), Polish (1.6%).
Elevation: 740 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pittsfield
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pittsfield city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 11.2%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-1.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Pittsfield:
- ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (640 W WASHINGTON)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pittsfield:
- PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LOUISIANA, MO)
- THOMAS H BOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; CARROLLTON, IL)
- SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pittsfield:
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 35 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 67 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 69 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pittsfield:
- PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNI (about 4 miles; PITTSFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: PPQ)
- MOUNT STERLING MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Abbreviation: I63)
- BOWLING GREEN MUNI (about 33 miles; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Abbreviation: H19)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pittsfield:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 69 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 70 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 72 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
Public high schools in Pittsfield:
- PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 201 E HIGBEE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- PITTSFIELD WORK CAMP (Students: 81; Location: PO BOX 518; Grades: 12 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pittsfield:
- PIKELAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 637; Location: 601 PIPER LANE; Grades: 03 – 08)
- PITTSFIELD SOUTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 372; Location: RFD 2 BOX 50; Grades: PK – 02)
- ROE EAST ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: 328 N ILLINOIS; Grades: 07 – 09)
- PACE – EAST SCHOOL (Location: 328 N ILLINOIS ST; Grades: 00 – 00)
Libraries
Library in Pittsfield:
- PITTSFIELD P.L. (Operating income: $157,170; Location: 205 NORTH MEMORIAL; 22,391 books; 415 audio materials; 357 video materials; 85 serial subscriptions)