61251 Zip Code (IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 376
Zip code population in 2010: 347
Zip code population in 2000: 317

Houses and condos: 167
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 61251: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 17.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,344 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,219 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 61251:

• High school or higher: 97.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 61251:

• Never married: 28.3%
• Now married: 46.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.6%
• Divorced: 22.7%

• 
• • 34992.8%White
  • 277.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 61251, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,384 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,384
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $68,700 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$68,700
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 563.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4986.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8530.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17996.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $367 (reported on 47.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$367
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$767 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$767
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 61251, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,374 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,374
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $49,288 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$49,288
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $425 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$425
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,275 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,275
State:	$7,786

Total itemized deductions: $22,900 (21% of AGI, reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,900
State:	$26,433

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,775 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,775
State:	$4,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $8,420 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

61251:	$8,420
State:	$11,968

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.4%

Here:	68%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 61251, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,110 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,110
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $34,591 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,591
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.3% for AGIs below $10k, 51.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $616 (reported on 55.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$616
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $306 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	$306
State:	$4,306

Net capital gain/loss: +$500 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	+$500
State:	+$17,321

Profit/loss from business: +$500 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$500
State:	+$11,771

Total itemized deductions: $14,457 (20% of AGI, reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,457
State:	$20,239

Here:	20.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,036 (4% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,036
State:	$3,719

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,698 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

61251:	$4,698
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.2%

Here:	68%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $10k, 73.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 61250, 61252, 61230, 61270, 61261, 61277.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 166

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (22 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (11 now married, 66 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 61251 with a mortgage: 105 (22 second mortgage, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,494
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $625

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 61251 household income distribution in 2022

• 25Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $74,999
• 15$75,000 to $99,999
• 52$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 61251

• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 61251

• 11$500 to $549
• 8No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $170,271

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $180,045 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,615 - $249,464

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $177,377

Here:	$177,377
State:	$310,164

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 167

Unemployment: 6.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 61251

• 90.3%182Drove a car alone
• 6.4%13Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 61251

• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 5415 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 2025 to 29 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 6245 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 376

• Male householders: 99 (61 living alone), Female householders: 70 (19 living alone)

• 70 spouses (70 opposite-sex spouses), 9 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 130 children (130 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 10 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 7 2-persons

93 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 women).

99.7% of residents of 61251 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HILLSDALE COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR CO (10140 FENTON ROAD in FENTON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

Population in 1990: 289. Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+9.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 206
• Midwest: 145
• West: 26

81% of the 61251 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

88% of the 61251 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 61251 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	4	73.5 years
George	3	81.7 years
Donald	2	73.0 years
Elizabeth	2	89.0 years
Everett	2	81.0 years
Edward	2	67.0 years
Chester	2	76.5 years
Jeanette	2	79.5 years
Kenneth	2	87.9 years
Lois	2	76.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 61251 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Burns	4	87.0 years
Mickle	4	76.2 years
Rose	4	75.8 years
Hawk	3	76.3 years
Barkman	3	82.3 years
Black	3	81.3 years
Shepherd	3	75.7 years
Heath	2	83.0 years
Dye	2	86.1 years
Bealer	2	85.4 years