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Moving to Monmouth, Illinois

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Population: 9,841. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,198 (-6.5% change)
Males: 4,621 (47.0%), Females: 5,220 (53.0%)

Warren County

Zip code: 61462

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $33,641
Median house value: $52,900

Population by Race

Races in Monmouth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (16.5%), English (14.2%), United States (11.2%), Irish (10.6%), Swedish (7.0%), Dutch (3.1%).

Elevation: 770 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Monmouth

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monmouth city

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

2.2% Foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.8% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +304 (+3.2%).

Hospital/medical center in Monmouth:

  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (1000 W HARLEM AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Monmouth:

  • GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
  • ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
  • MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALEDO, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monmouth:

  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 38 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 67 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Monmouth:

  • MONMOUTH MUNI (about 2 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; Abbreviation: C66)
  • GALESBURG MUNI (about 16 miles; GALESBURG, IL; Abbreviation: GBG)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 23 miles; ALEDO, IL; Abbreviation: C00)

Amtrak station near Monmouth:

  • 20 miles: GALESBURG (EX-BN) (GALESBURG, 225 S. SEMINARY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

College/University in Monmouth:

  • MONMOUTH COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,063; Location: 700 E BROADWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.monm.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monmouth:

  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 43 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)

Public high schools in Monmouth:

  • MONMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 448; Location: 325 W 1ST AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • YORKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 2140 ST HIGHWAY 135; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Monmouth:

  • LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 325 S 11TH ST; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • HARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 415 E 9TH AVE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • WILLITS PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 105 NORTH E STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
  • WARREN JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 209; Location: R R 1; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 401 E 2ND AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • YORKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 2140 ST HIGHWAY 135; Grades: PK – 06)
  • WARREN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: R R 1; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GARFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR (Students: 78; Location: 321 E EUCLID AVE; Grades: PK – PK)
  • YORKWOOD JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: 2140 S HIGHWAY 135; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • RSSP ATTENDANCE CNTR PASS ALT SCH (Students: 2; Location: 1291 NORTH 6TH RD; Grades: 10 – 10)

Private primary/middle school in Monmouth:

  • IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 137; Location: 115 NORTH B STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Monmouth:

  • WARREN COUNTY P.L.D. (Operating income: $462,113; Location: 60-62 PUBLIC SQUARE; 90,980 books; 1,457 audio materials; 2,731 video materials; 185 serial subscriptions)

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