Hopedale, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 929. Estimated population in July 2024: 913 (-1.7% change)
Males: 430 (46.3%), Females: 499 (53.7%)

Tazewell County

Zip code: 61747

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $37,596
Median house value: $76,700

Population by Race

Races in Hopedale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

Ancestries: German (39.4%), Irish (15.9%), United States (13.3%), English (13.2%), French (2.5%), Italian (2.3%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hopedale

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hopedale village

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

4.3% Foreign born (4.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+13.6%).

Hospital/medical center in Hopedale:

  • HOPEDALE HOSPITAL (107 TREMONT STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hopedale:

  • PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PEKIN, IL)
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LINCOLN, IL)
  • METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (about 23 miles; PEORIA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hopedale:

  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 36 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • CAPITAL (about 44 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hopedale:

  • PEKIN MUNI (about 18 miles; PEKIN, IL; Abbreviation: C15)
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 20 miles; LINCOLN, IL; Abbreviation: AAA)
  • MANITO MITCHELL (about 25 miles; MANITO, IL; Abbreviation: C45)

Amtrak station near Hopedale:

  • 20 miles: LINCOLN (BROADWAY AT CHICAGO ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hopedale:

  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 49 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)

Public primary/middle school in Hopedale:

  • HOPEDALE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: BOX 297; Grades: KG – 06)