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Population (year 2000): 1,620. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,237 (+38.1% change)
Males: 779 (48.1%), Females: 841 (51.9%)
Will County
Zip code:
60421
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $53,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,300 (year 2000)
Races in Elwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (31.5%), Irish (19.9%),
Italian (13.8%), Polish (9.5%), English (9.1%), French (4.6%).
Elevation: 648 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elwood
- High school or higher: 88.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elwood village
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 9.0%
2.0% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +594 (+57.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elwood:
- PROVENA ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
JOLIET, IL)
- SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; JOLIET, IL)
- ROCK CREEK CENTER,THE (about 21 miles; LEMONT, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elwood:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 36 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 41 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 51 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elwood:
- EMPRESS RIVER CASINO (about 4 miles; JOLIET, IL; ID:
I01)
- JOLIET REGIONAL (about 9 miles; JOLIET, IL; ID: JOT)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE, IL; ID: LOT)
Amtrak station near Elwood:
- 8 miles: JOLIET (50 E. JEFFERSON ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elwood:
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 9 miles; JOLIET, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,361)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 10 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
- BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; LISLE, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,102)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
Public primary/middle school in Elwood:
- ELWOOD C C SCHOOL (Students: 390; Location:
409 N CHICAGO AVE; Grades: KG - 08)
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