61728 Zip Code (Colfax, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,283
Zip code population in 2010: 1,410
Zip code population in 2000: 1,431

Houses and condos: 530
Renter-occupied apartments: 129
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 61728: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 65.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 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: $2,811 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,480 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 61728:

• High school or higher: 96.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 61728:

• Never married: 28.6%
• Now married: 50.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 15.2%

• 
• • 1,24497.1%White
  • 272.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 100.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 61728, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,087 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,087
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $53,088 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$53,088
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1351.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3439.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6686.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8395.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15974.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $750 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$750
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 21.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 140.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,467 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,467
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.3% for AGIs below $25k, 115.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 275.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,538 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$13,538
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1418.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,800 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,800
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.1% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,680 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

61728:	$9,680
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 806.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,767 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,767
State:	$34,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1078.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $5,167 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

61728:	$5,167
State:	$8,563

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 193.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,467 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,467
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 61728, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $58,204 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,204
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $46,726 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$46,726
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $627 (reported on 38.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$627
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,855 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,855
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,460 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,460
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$8,527 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,527
State:	+$12,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,143 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

61728:	$7,143
Illinois:	$17,929

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,905 (19% of AGI, reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,905
State:	$26,433

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,767 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,767
State:	$4,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,820 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

61728:	$7,820
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,260 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,260
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.4%

Here:	54%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 45.5% for AGIs below $25k, 52.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 61728, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,722 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,722
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $35,796 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$35,796
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,027 (reported on 53.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,027
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,076 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,076
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,000 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,000
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,048 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,048
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 7.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$16,795 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$16,795
State:	+$2,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,152 (21% of AGI, reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,152
State:	$20,239

Here:	20.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,185 (3% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,185
State:	$3,719

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,672 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

61728:	$5,672
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,451 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,451
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.1%

Here:	60%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 49.4% for AGIs below $10k, 61.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 61730, 61720, 61731, 61722, 61737, 61770.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 2.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 101
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 399

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (11 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 272 (96 now married, 176 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 61728 with a mortgage: 245 (7 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,284
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $590

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

• Zip code 61728 household income distribution in 2022

• 30Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 76$50,000 to $59,999
• 63$60,000 to $74,999
• 56$75,000 to $99,999
• 49$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 58$150,000 to $199,999
• 50$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 61728

• 1Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 17$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 69$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $174,999
• 38$175,000 to $199,999
• 37$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 18$400,000 to $499,999
• 27$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 61728

• 6$400 to $449
• 11$450 to $499
• 25$500 to $549
• 33$550 to $599
• 23$700 to $749
• 10$1,250 to $1,499
• 6No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $783.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $150,299
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $33,894
• Some other race householders: $145,263
• Two or more races householders: $116,210
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $106,526

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $150,686 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,241 - $228,096

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $181,627

Here:	$181,627
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $318,373

Here:	$318,373
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 497
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 1
• 5 to 9: 22
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 4.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 61728

• 81.7%541Drove a car alone
• 2.9%19Carpooled
• 3.6%24Walked
• 1.4%9Other means
• 9.2%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 61728

• 46Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 4310 to 14 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 4820 to 24 minutes
• 9725 to 29 minutes
• 10130 to 34 minutes
• 5835 to 39 minutes
• 4040 to 44 minutes
• 3345 to 59 minutes
• 2160 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,283

• Male householders: 271 (76 living alone), Female householders: 225 (50 living alone)

• 257 spouses (257 opposite-sex spouses), 104 unmarried partners, (91 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 352 children (252 natural, 0 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 foster children, 4 other relatives, 31 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 31 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 126 1-person, 34 2-persons, 5 4-persons

148 married couples with children.
141 single-parent households (63 men, 78 women).

98.9% of residents of 61728 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALLIANCE GRAIN CO (115 S CENTER ST in COLFAX, 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
  

• MEYER BULK SERVICE (110 S GROVE in COLFAX, 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: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

• CROP-FAX INC (500 E MAIN in COLFAX, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• COLFAX MFG INC (131 E MAIN ST in COLFAX, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: WARSAW AARON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLFAX STP (COUNTY HIGHWAY 13 EAST in COLFAX, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: COLFAX STP, VILLAGE OF

• RIDGEVIEW CUSD 19 (202 E WOOD in COLFAX, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: RIDGEVIEW CUSD #19 (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: RIDGEVIEW CUSD #19

• RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 49B in COLFAX, IL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1706401900001
  Organizations: RIDGEVIEW COMM UNIT SCH DIST 19 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• RIDGEVIEW COMM JR HIGH SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 49B in COLFAX, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1706401901001
  Organizations: RIDGEVIEW COMM UNIT SCH DIST 19 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COLFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 49C in COLFAX, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1706401902002
  Organizations: RIDGEVIEW COMM UNIT SCH DIST 19 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.2%

Population in 1990: 1,391. Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+2.9%).

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

• This state: 1,073
• Northeast: 11
• Midwest: 113
• South: 17
• West: 40

68% of the 61728 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

95% of the 61728 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different county within same 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:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (1-4: 2)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0056.01 , 0057.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0056.01 , 0057.00

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of fires - 34 took place in 2010, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.8%), and Outside Fires (38.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 61728
• 11643.8%Structure Fires
• 10238.5%Outside Fires
• 2910.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 186.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 61728, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 61728 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	16	77.7 years
William	14	75.2 years
Charles	13	71.0 years
Mary	11	79.8 years
James	10	71.5 years
Robert	9	69.7 years
Dorothy	9	86.2 years
Henry	8	82.0 years
Edith	8	80.3 years
Helen	7	81.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 61728 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Harris	12	76.3 years
Kelley	12	84.3 years
Brucker	10	84.0 years
Bradford	8	76.1 years
Batterton	7	74.7 years
Wyant	7	73.0 years
Taylor	7	88.3 years
Kerber	6	77.6 years
Dameron	6	78.0 years
Gillan	6	69.3 years