Moving to Kell, Illinois
Population: 231. Estimated population in July 2024: 225 (-2.6% change)
Males: 114 (49.4%), Females: 117 (50.6%)
Marion County
Zip code: 62853
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $40,909
Median house value: $40,700
Population by Race
Races in Kell:
- White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)
Ancestries: United States (18.6%), German (14.7%), Irish (10.8%), English (6.1%), French (2.2%), Polish (2.2%).
Elevation: 615 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kell
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kell village
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 72.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 5.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kell:
- SALEM TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SALEM, IL)
- CROSSROADS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL HLTH CENTER (about 12 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kell:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 13 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Abbreviation: MVN)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 56 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kell:
- SALEM-LECKRONE (about 11 miles; SALEM, IL; Abbreviation: SLO)
- CENTRALIA MUNI (about 13 miles; CENTRALIA, IL; Abbreviation: ENL)
- FLORA MUNI (about 34 miles; FLORA, IL; Abbreviation: FOA)
Amtrak station near Kell:
- 17 miles: CENTRALIA (103 E. BROADWAY). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kell:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 52 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 58 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 74 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 91 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
Public primary/middle school in Kell:
- KELL GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: PO BOX 9; Grades: KG – 08)