Grand Ridge, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 546. Estimated population in July 2024: 523 (-4.2% change)
Males: 252 (46.2%), Females: 294 (53.8%)
La Salle County
Zip code: 61325
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $45,000
Median house value: $77,000
Population by Race
Races in Grand Ridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
Ancestries: German (26.0%), Irish (17.6%), English (13.6%), United States (6.4%), Italian (4.8%), Dutch (4.6%).
Elevation: 645 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grand Ridge
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grand Ridge village
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 4.9%
11.7% Foreign born (10.1% Latin America, 1.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-5.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Ridge:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; STREATOR, IL)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (about 9 miles; OTTAWA, IL)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PERU, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Ridge:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 53 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 68 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 68 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Ridge:
- SKYDIVE CHICAGO (about 11 miles; OTTAWA, IL; Abbreviation: 8N2)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 22 miles; LOSTANT, IL; Abbreviation: 2V3)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 24 miles; PERU, IL; Abbreviation: VYS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Ridge:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 49 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
Public primary/middle school in Grand Ridge:
- GRAND RIDGE COMM CONS SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: PO BOX 37; Grades: PK – 08)