Rio, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 240. Estimated population in July 2024: 229 (-4.6% change)
Males: 121 (50.4%), Females: 119 (49.6%)
Knox County
Zip code: 61472
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $37,750
Median house value: $70,000
Population by Race
Races in Rio:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
Ancestries: Swedish (42.1%), German (21.3%), Irish (12.5%), United States (6.3%), Italian (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%).
Elevation: 778 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rio
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rio village
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 5.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-7.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rio:
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 22 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rio:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 24 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 49 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rio:
- GALESBURG MUNI (about 13 miles; GALESBURG, IL; Abbreviation: GBG)
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 21 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; Abbreviation: C66)
- QUAD-CITY (about 25 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: I04)
Amtrak station near Rio:
- 12 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.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rio:
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 31 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
Public primary/middle school in Rio:
- RIO ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: PO BOX 195; Grades: 01 – 06)