Moving to uscola, Illinois
Males: 2,130 (47.9%), Females: 2,318 (52.1%)
Douglas County
Zip code: 61953
Demographics
 Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $39,608
Median house value: $79,200
Population by Race
Races in Tuscola:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
 - Hispanic (1.1%)
 - American Indian (0.6%)
 
Ancestries: German (28.1%), English (12.1%), Irish (11.9%), United States (11.8%), Scottish (5.0%), Norwegian (3.5%).
Elevation: 655 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tuscola
- High school or higher: 89.6%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
 - Unemployed: 3.4%
 - Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Tuscola city
- Never married: 20.3%
 - Now married: 60.4%
 - Separated: 1.6%
 - Widowed: 7.9%
 - Divorced: 9.9%
 
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +284 (+6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tuscola:
- PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 22 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
 - CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; URBANA, IL)
 - COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 22 miles; URBANA, IL)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tuscola:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 17 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
 - COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
 - DECATUR (about 40 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Tuscola:
- TUSCOLA (about 3 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; Abbreviation: K96)
 - PIATT COUNTY (about 24 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; Abbreviation: 2K0)
 - FRASCA FIELD (about 25 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tuscola:
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
 - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 22 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
 - EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
 - LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
 - MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
 - ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
 - INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
 
Schools
Public high school in Tuscola:
- TUSCOLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 500 S PRAIRIE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Tuscola:
- NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location: 1201 N PRAIRIE ST; Grades: PK – 04)
 - EAST PRAIRIE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 409 S PRAIRIE ST; Grades: 05 – 08)
 
Private primary/middle school in Tuscola:
- BEAR CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 34; Location: 267 E CR 600 N; Grades: 1 – 8)
 
Libraries
Library in Tuscola:
- TUSCOLA P.L. (Operating income: $116,626; Location: 112 EAST SALE STREET; 15,784 books; 222 audio materials; 735 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)
 
