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Population (year 2000): 1,411. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,398 (-0.9% change)
Males: 696 (49.3%), Females: 715 (50.7%)
McLean County
Zip code:
61744
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $46,458 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,400 (year 2000)
Races in Gridley:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (43.7%), Irish (10.1%),
English (9.4%), United States (7.9%), Swiss (6.7%), French
(4.0%).
Elevation: 752 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gridley
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gridley village
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +102 (+7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gridley:
- BROMENN HEALTHCARE (about 18 miles; NORMAL, IL)
- SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
- ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gridley:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 20
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- DECATUR (about 63 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gridley:
- PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; PONTIAC, IL; ID:
PNT)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 34 miles; LOSTANT, IL;
ID: 2V3)
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 40 miles; LACON, IL; ID: C75)
Amtrak stations near Gridley:
- 18 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.
- 20 miles: PONTIAC (721 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gridley:
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
Public high school in Gridley:
- GRIDLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location:
BX 520 4TH & MCLEAN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gridley:
- GRIDLEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 184; Location:
BX 430 4TH & MCLEAN; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRIDLEY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 86;
Location: BX 430 4TH & MCLEAN; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Gridley:
- GRIDLEY D.P.L. (Operating income: $116,373;
Location: 320 CENTER ST.; 17,001 books; 324 audio
materials; 57 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)
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