Moving to Bone Gap, Illinois
Population: 272. Estimated population in July 2024: 266 (-2.2% change)
Males: 133 (48.9%), Females: 139 (51.1%)
Edwards County
Zip code: 62815
Demographics
 Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $27,813
Median house value: $30,700
Population by Race
Races in Bone Gap:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
 
Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (16.9%), United States (12.5%), Polish (4.4%), Dutch (4.0%), Irish (3.3%).
Elevation: 462 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bone Gap
- High school or higher: 82.9%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.1%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
 - Unemployed: 10.1%
 - Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Bone Gap village
- Never married: 24.8%
 - Now married: 57.5%
 - Separated: 0.0%
 - Widowed: 8.9%
 - Divorced: 8.9%
 
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bone Gap:
- WABASH GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 14 miles; MOUNT CARMEL, IL)
 - RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OLNEY, IL)
 - FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; FAIRFIELD, IL)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bone Gap:
- EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 44 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
 - MOUNT VERNON (about 60 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
 - COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 73 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Bone Gap:
- OLNEY-NOBLE (about 22 miles; OLNEY-NOBLE, IL; Abbreviation: OLY)
 - MOUNT CARMEL MUNI (about 23 miles; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Abbreviation: AJG)
 - RALPH E. KOCH (about 24 miles; POSEYVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: 61Y)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bone Gap:
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
 - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 42 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
 - UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 46 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
 - TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
 - EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
 - LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 76 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
 - IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 78 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
 
