Population: 387. Estimated population in July 2020: 389 (+0.5% change)
Males: 172 (44.4%), Females: 215 (55.6%)
Ford County
Zip code: 60962
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $32,321
Median house value: $59,100
Races in Roberts:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (44.2%), English (19.1%), Irish (12.1%), French (8.5%), United States (7.5%), Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 788 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Roberts
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Roberts village
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 14.6%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-2.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Roberts:
- GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GIBSON CITY, IL)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; WATSEKA, IL)
- PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 35 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roberts:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 41 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
- DECATUR (about 71 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roberts:
- PAXTON (about 14 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
- RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 23 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
- FRASCA FIELD (about 33 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
Amtrak station near Roberts:
- 17 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roberts:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 35 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)