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

Demographics

People

Total Population	764
Male Share of the Population	49.3%
Female Share of the Population	50.7%
Senior Citizens	21.6%
Employed Population 16+	354
Age of the Population	50

Families

% of people married	55.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	9.2%
Median Earnings25+	$35,972
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$13,125
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$38,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$61,667
% Above Poverty Level	87.4%
% Below Poverty Level	12.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	33 minutes
% Working from Home	1.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.6%
% Using Public Transportation	0.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.1%
Median Gross Rent	$660
Median House Value	$107,700

Ancestry

German	31%
Irish	17.5%
Polish	10.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.3%
English	7.2%
Norwegian	4.8%
Italian	4.2%
Scottish	2.9%
Swedish	2.9%
Greek	2.4%
Czech	2.2%
French Except Basque	2.2%
Lithuanian	1.7%
Dutch	1.6%
Canadian	1.2%
Austrian	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
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Paw Paw Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lee County
Standard Zip Codes	61353
Phone Area Codes	815
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.68
Approximate Longitude	-88.98

Paw Paw 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	PAW PAW 2 NW
Distance	2.2 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 25 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	36.7 inches

Station	DIXON 1 NW
Distance	29 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 62 F
Annual Precip	37.2 inches

Station	PRINCETON
Distance	32.8 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 29 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 63 F
Annual Precip	37.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Compton	299	$50,714
Earlville	1,770	$58,333
Lee	335	$60,625
Leland	859	$68,667
West Brooklyn	133	$52,250

Paw Paw Public Libraries

Paw Paw Public Library District
362 CHICAGO ROAD
Paw Paw, Illinois
(815) 627-9396

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Paw Paw Public Schools

Paw Paw Elem School
511 Chapman St
ZIP: 61353
(815) 627-2841
Primary
Total Enrollment 121

Paw Paw Jr/sr High School
511 Chapman St
ZIP: 61353
(815) 627-2841
High
Total Enrollment 99

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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