Moving to Tallula, Illinois
Population: 638. Estimated population in July 2024: 630 (-1.3% change)
Males: 321 (50.3%), Females: 317 (49.7%)
Menard County
Zip code: 62688
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $38,269
Median house value: $53,100
Population by Race
Races in Tallula:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (18.8%), United States (15.2%), English (13.6%), Irish (13.0%), Polish (2.2%), Scottish (2.0%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tallula
- High school or higher: 73.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 10.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tallula village
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+2.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tallula:
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- PASSAVANT AREA HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tallula:
- CAPITAL (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 52 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 74 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tallula:
- HAVANA REGIONAL (about 20 miles; HAVANA, IL; Abbreviation: 9I0)
- JACKSONVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: IJX)
- GREATER BEARDSTOWN (about 33 miles; BEARDSTOWN, IL; Abbreviation: K06)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tallula:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 27 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
Public primary/middle school in Tallula:
- TALLULA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 103; Location: PO BOX 260; Grades: PK – 04)