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Population (year 2000): 1,523. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,554 (+2.0% change)
Males: 759 (49.8%), Females: 764 (50.2%)
Kankakee County
Zip code:
60941
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $48,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $108,100 (year 2000)
Races in Herscher:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (36.0%), Irish (17.9%),
English (13.3%), French (10.8%), United States (9.3%), Dutch
(5.0%).
Elevation: 660 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Herscher
- High school or higher: 91.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Herscher village
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +241 (+18.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Herscher:
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; KANKAKEE,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Herscher:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 56 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 62 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 65 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Herscher:
- KANKAKEE (about 13 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID: 3KK)
- GREATER KANKAKEE (about 19 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID:
IKK)
- DWIGHT (about 24 miles; DWIGHT, IL; ID: DTG)
Amtrak station near Herscher:
- 17 miles: KANKAKEE (199 S. EAST AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Herscher:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 34 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 34 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
Public high school in Herscher:
- HERSCHER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 706;
Location: PO BOX 504; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Herscher:
- HERSCHER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 459;
Location: PO BOX 504; Grades: KG - 08)
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