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Population (year 2000): 3,385. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,981 (+17.6% change)
Males: 1,632 (48.2%), Females: 1,753 (51.8%)
Will County
Zip code:
60468
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $56,404 (year 2000)
Median house value: $148,600 (year 2000)
Races in Peotone:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (41.6%), Irish (25.1%),
English (15.4%), Polish (12.3%), Italian (10.4%), Dutch (4.1%).
Elevation: 702 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Peotone
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Peotone village
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +295 (+9.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Peotone:
- ST JAMES HOSP & HLTH CTR-OLYMPIA FLDS (about 15
miles; OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL)
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; KANKAKEE,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Peotone:
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 32 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 34 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 45 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peotone:
- SANGER (about 10 miles; MONEE, IL; ID: C56)
- FRANKFORT (about 10 miles; FRANKFORT, IL; ID: C18)
- HOWELL-NEW LENOX (about 13 miles; NEW LENOX, IL; ID:
1C2)
Amtrak stations near Peotone:
- 16 miles: KANKAKEE (199 S. EAST AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, public
transit connection.
- 19 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Peotone:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 3,161)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 27 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
Public high school in Peotone:
- PEOTONE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 577; Location:
605 W NORTH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Peotone:
- PEOTONE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 445;
Location: 1 BLUE DEVIL DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PEOTONE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 428; Location:
426 N CONRAD ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- CONNOR SHAW CENTER (Students: 140; Location:
212 W WILSON ST; Grades: 05 - 05)
Library in Peotone:
- PEOTONE P.L.D. (Operating income: $264,383;
Location: 213 W. NORTH ST.; 39,671 books; 802 audio
materials; 688 video materials; 101 serial
subscriptions)
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