Moving to Verona, Illinois

Population: 257. Estimated population in July 2024: 253 (-1.6% change)
Males: 131 (51.0%), Females: 126 (49.0%)

Grundy County

Zip code: 60479

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $46,094
Median house value: $67,000

Population by Race

Races in Verona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
  • Hispanic (12.1%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (19.1%), German (16.0%), United States (7.8%), Italian (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (7.0%), Polish (5.8%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.1 square miles

Map of Verona, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Verona

  • High school or higher: 70.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Verona village

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

3.9% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+5.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Verona:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Verona:

  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 59 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 66 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: MDW)
  • CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 67 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Verona:

  • DWIGHT (about 9 miles; DWIGHT, IL; Abbreviation: DTG)
  • MORRIS MUNI – JAMES R. WASHBURN FIELD (about 16 miles; MORRIS, IL; Abbreviation: C09)
  • CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 22 miles; NEWARK, IL; Abbreviation: 0C8)

Amtrak station near Verona:

  • 10 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Verona:

  • JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 35 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,361)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
  • LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,974)
  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,088)