Oconee, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 202. Estimated population in July 2024: 192 (-5.0% change)
Males: 97 (48.0%), Females: 105 (52.0%)
Shelby County
Zip code: 62553
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $35,000
Population by Race
Races in Oconee:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: United States (24.8%), German (12.4%), Irish (10.9%), French (4.0%), Dutch (2.0%), English (2.0%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oconee
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oconee village
- Never married: 12.9%
- Now married: 79.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 1.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Oconee:
- PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; PANA, IL)
- ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; VANDALIA, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oconee:
- DECATUR (about 42 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
- CAPITAL (about 54 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 60 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oconee:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 21 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: 2H0)
- VANDALIA MUNI (about 22 miles; VANDALIA, IL; Abbreviation: VLA)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oconee:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 47 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 70 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 78 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)