Moving to Karnak, Illinois
Population: 619. Estimated population in July 2024: 586 (-5.3% change)
Males: 279 (45.1%), Females: 340 (54.9%)
Pulaski County
Zip code: 62956
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $28,125
Median house value: $33,300
Population by Race
Races in Karnak:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Black (5.5%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (19.5%), German (13.1%), English (6.1%), Irish (6.0%), Dutch (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).
Elevation: 340 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Karnak
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Karnak village
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 8.7%
2.4% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+6.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Karnak:
- MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; METROPOLIS, IL)
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 21 miles; ANNA, IL)
- UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ANNA, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Karnak:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 23 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 32 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 38 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Karnak:
- METROPOLIS MUNI (about 18 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; Abbreviation: M30)
- CAIRO RGNL (about 24 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
- WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 37 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: FIO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Karnak:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 33 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 72 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 104 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 109 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)