Tampico, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 772. Estimated population in July 2024: 745 (-3.5% change)
Males: 390 (50.5%), Females: 382 (49.5%)

Whiteside County

Zip code: 61283

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $40,221
Median house value: $65,600

Population by Race

Races in Tampico:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (36.0%), Irish (15.4%), English (13.2%), United States (10.8%), French (5.6%), Swedish (4.1%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Tampico, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tampico

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tampico village

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -62 (-7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tampico:

  • CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; STERLING, IL)
  • MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MORRISON, IL)
  • KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; DIXON, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tampico:

  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 11 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 39 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 52 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tampico:

  • ERIE AIR PARK (about 20 miles; ERIE, IL; Abbreviation: 3H5)
  • GEN-AIRPARK (about 26 miles; GENESEO, IL; Abbreviation: 3G8)
  • DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 29 miles; DIXON, IL; Abbreviation: C73)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tampico:

  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 56 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)

Public primary/middle schools in Tampico:

  • TAMPICO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: BOX 189 304 KIMBALL; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TAMPICO ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 202 W 2ND BOX 637; Grades: PK – 05)