Colchester, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,481
Male Share of the Population	51%
Female Share of the Population	49%
Senior Citizens	18.3%
Employed Population 16+	718
Age of the Population	44

Families

% of people married	45.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.6%
Median Earnings25+	$26,445
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,411

Wealth

Median Family Income	$43,565
% Above Poverty Level	83.9%
% Below Poverty Level	16.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	3.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.3%
% Using Public Transportation	2.9%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.7%
Median Gross Rent	$575
Median House Value	$65,800

Ancestry

German	22.6%
English	10.3%
Irish	8.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.7%
Scottish	4.5%
Polish	3.4%
French Except Basque	1.8%
Swedish	1.8%
Canadian	1.6%
Norwegian	1.4%
Italian	0.7%
Welsh	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
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Colchester Almanac

Category	Value
County	McDonough County
Standard Zip Codes	62326
Phone Area Codes	309
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.42
Approximate Longitude	-90.79

Colchester Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LA HARPE
Distance	14.2 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 32 F
Apr Temp	39 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	39.1 inches

Station	RUSHVILLE
Distance	24.5 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 32 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	43 to 66 F
Annual Precip	39.3 inches

Station	BURLINGTON RADIO KBUR
Distance	33.4 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 30 F
Apr Temp	43 to 62 F
Jul Temp	67 to 85 F
Oct Temp	46 to 65 F
Annual Precip	37.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Blandinsville	685	$45,000
Good Hope	420	$61,563
Industry	392	$64,167
Macomb	18,118	$77,630

Colchester Public Libraries

Colchester District Library
203 MACOMB STREET
Colchester, Illinois
(309) 776-4861

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Colchester Public Schools

West Prairie Middle School
600 S Hun St
ZIP: 62326
(309) 776-3220
Middle
Total Enrollment 180

West Prairie South Elementary
310 S Coal St
ZIP: 62326
(309) 776-3790
Primary
Total Enrollment 169

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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