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Population (year 2000): 1,162. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,213 (+4.4% change)
Males: 574 (49.4%), Females: 588 (50.6%)
Tazewell County
Zip code:
61564
Median resident age: 30.7 years
Median household income: $40,455 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in South Pekin:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (12.6%),
English (11.9%), United States (6.4%), French (4.5%), Italian
(2.9%).
Elevation: 514 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in South Pekin
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in South Pekin village
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-2.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near South Pekin:
- PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PEKIN, IL)
- METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (about 15
miles; PEORIA, IL)
- SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
PEORIA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
South Pekin:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- CAPITAL (about 46 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 53
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Pekin:
- PEKIN MUNI (about 2 miles; PEKIN, IL; ID: C15)
- MANITO MITCHELL (about 8 miles; MANITO, IL; ID: C45)
- RAINBOW (about 19 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: 7B1)
Amtrak station near South Pekin:
- 13 miles: PEORIA AIRPORT (6100 W. EVERETT M. DIRKSEN
PKY.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
South Pekin:
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PEORIA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 52
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public primary/middle school in South Pekin:
- SOUTH PEKIN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: BOX 430 206 W MAIN; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in South Pekin:
- SOUTH PEKIN P.L. (Operating income: $8,840;
Location: 208 MAIN ST.; 4,380 books; 270 audio
materials; 536 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)
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