61532 Zip Code (Forest City, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 404
Zip code population in 2010: 534
Zip code population in 2000: 640

Houses and condos: 214
Renter-occupied apartments: 56
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 61532: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 33.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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: $1,674 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,167 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 61532:

• High school or higher: 94.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 61532:

• Never married: 23.2%
• Now married: 59.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 4.9%
• Divorced: 12.5%

• 
• • 39197.3%White
  • 71.7%Two or more races
  • 41.0%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 61532, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,185
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $39,547 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,547
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1237.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3188.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5930.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10320.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,800 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,800
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 210.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 61532, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,377 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,377
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $33,682 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,682
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 74.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 107.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $544 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$544
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,633 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,633
State:	$7,786

Total itemized deductions: $17,600 (19% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,600
State:	$26,433

Here:	19.0% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,700 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

61532:	$4,700
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,650 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,650
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 61532, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,996 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,996
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $27,351 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$27,351
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.4% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $852 (reported on 38.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$852
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $382 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$382
State:	$4,306

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,640 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,640
State:	+$17,321

Total itemized deductions: $16,652 (31% of AGI, reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,652
State:	$20,239

Here:	31.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,077 (2% of AGI, reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,077
State:	$3,719

Here:	1.9% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,963 (reported on 70.6% of returns)

61532:	$3,963
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,796 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,796
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.2%

Here:	70%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $10k, 79.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 61567, 61546, 62633, 62664, 61534, 61543.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 172

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 58 (42 now married, 15 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 61532 with a mortgage: 51 (3 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $985
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $636

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

• Zip code 61532 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 36$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 34$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 61532

• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 61532

• 3$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 6$550 to $599
• 1$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 34$700 to $749
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $852.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,095

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,225 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,093 - $158,266

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $133,001

Here:	$133,001
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $15,700

Here:	$15,700
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 170
• Mobile homes: 41

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 61532

• 56.7%116Drove a car alone
• 9.3%19Carpooled
• 6.4%13Walked
• 0.5%1Other means
• 31.3%64Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 61532

• 245 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 515 to 19 minutes
• 1420 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 2130 to 34 minutes
• 2645 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 404

• Male householders: 124 (59 living alone), Female householders: 69 (8 living alone)

• 97 spouses (97 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 100 children (91 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 21 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 9 2-persons

85 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

97.2% of residents of 61532 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• RICKETT GRAIN CO (MAIN ST in FOREST CITY, 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: 670.

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

• This state: 371
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 17
• South: 9
• West: 3

78% of the 61532 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

96% of the 61532 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of fires - 18 took place in 2012, and the least - 1 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (53.6%), and Structure Fires (32.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 61532
• 7553.6%Outside Fires
• 4532.1%Structure Fires
• 1410.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 64.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 61532, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 61532 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	81.1 years
William	5	76.0 years
Fred	5	76.0 years
Charles	4	76.8 years
Edna	4	81.9 years
Earl	4	80.5 years
Roy	4	77.3 years
Henry	3	78.4 years
Clarence	3	83.6 years
Helen	3	74.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 61532 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Garlisch	6	82.7 years
Frohling	4	78.2 years
Kreiling	4	86.0 years
Pfeiffer	4	82.0 years
Vanorman	4	69.7 years
Bohannon	3	82.4 years
Dierker	3	80.0 years
Long	3	85.0 years
Woiwode	3	77.7 years
Stiltz	3	75.7 years