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

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,596
Male Share of the Population	51.1%
Female Share of the Population	48.9%
Senior Citizens	14%
Employed Population 16+	1,193
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	49.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.9%
Median Earnings25+	$36,625
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$31,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$27,109

Wealth

Median Family Income	$82,647
% Above Poverty Level	88%
% Below Poverty Level	12%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	1.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	20.1%
Median Gross Rent	$749
Median House Value	$157,900

Ancestry

German	42.4%
Irish	21.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.4%
English	8.5%
Norwegian	5.3%
Italian	4.5%
Swedish	4.3%
Scottish	4.2%
Polish	3.8%
Hungarian	2.9%
French Except Basque	2.6%
Greek	2.4%
Russian	2%
Finnish	1.5%
Canadian	0.9%
Croatian	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Welsh	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
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Seneca Almanac

Category	Value
County	LaSalle County
Standard Zip Codes	61360
Phone Area Codes	815
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.3
Approximate Longitude	-88.61

Seneca 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	GEBHARD WOODS STATE PARK
Distance	9.5 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	35.7 inches

Station	DWIGHT
Distance	18.7 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.4 inches

Station	JOLIET BRANDON RD DAM
Distance	29.5 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Kinsman	140	$95,417
Marseilles	5,088	$57,700
Morris	13,983	$74,798
Ottawa	18,701	$62,685
Ransom	386	$94,250
Verona	255	$65,417

Seneca Public Libraries

Seneca Public Library District
210 NORTH MAIN STREET
Seneca, Illinois
(815) 357-6566

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Seneca Public Schools

Seneca Elem School South Campus
174 Oak St
ZIP: 61360
(815) 357-8744
Middle
Total Enrollment 225

Seneca Grade School North Campus
174 Oak St
ZIP: 61360
(815) 357-8744
Primary
Total Enrollment 279

Seneca High School
307 E Scott St
ZIP: 61360
(815) 357-5000
High
Total Enrollment 460

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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