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Population (year 2000): 2,553. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,507 (-1.8% change)
Males: 1,246 (48.8%), Females: 1,307 (51.2%)
Douglas County
Zip code:
61956
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $35,912 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,000 (year 2000)
Races in Villa Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (29.9%), United States
(15.7%), Irish (13.2%), English (10.8%), Scottish (3.4%),
Scotch-Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 655 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Villa Grove
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Villa Grove city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 12.9%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -260 (-9.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Villa Grove:
- CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; URBANA,
IL)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 18
miles; URBANA, IL)
- PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 19 miles; CHAMPAIGN,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Villa Grove:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 14 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 29 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- DECATUR (about 48 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Villa Grove:
- TUSCOLA (about 12 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; ID: K96)
- FRASCA FIELD (about 19 miles; URBANA, IL; ID: C16)
- PIATT COUNTY (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; ID:
2K0)
Amtrak station near Villa Grove:
- 19 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N.
CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for
car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Villa Grove:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 19
miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 19 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 62
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
Public high school in Villa Grove:
- VILLA GROVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 260;
Location: 400 N SYCAMORE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Villa Grove:
- VILLA GROVE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 340;
Location: 400 N SYCAMORE ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- VILLA GROVE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 102;
Location: 400 N SYCAMORE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Villa Grove:
- CAMARGO TWP. D.L. (Operating income:
$101,845; Location: 14 NORTH MAIN STREET; 19,619 books;
628 audio materials; 862 video materials; 125 serial
subscriptions)
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