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Wapella, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 651. Estimated population in July 2024: 641 (-1.5% change)
Males: 332 (51.0%), Females: 319 (49.0%)

De Witt County

Zip code: 61777

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $38,000
Median house value: $65,900

Population by Race

Races in Wapella:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (17.1%), English (14.7%), Irish (8.4%), United States (6.3%), Polish (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%).

Elevation: 748 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Wapella, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wapella

  • High school or higher: 77.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wapella village

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wapella:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wapella:

  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 18 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • DECATUR (about 28 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 50 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wapella:

  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 27 miles; LINCOLN, IL; Abbreviation: AAA)
  • PIATT COUNTY (about 33 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; Abbreviation: 2K0)
  • PEKIN MUNI (about 52 miles; PEKIN, IL; Abbreviation: C15)

Amtrak station near Wapella:

  • 20 miles: BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (NORMAL, 100 E. PARKINSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wapella:

  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 51 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)

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