ZIP Code 61008

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Boone County, Illinois.

Population: 33,697
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $185,200

ZIP Code 61008 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Boone County, Illinois, home to about 33,697 residents. At $75,833, its median household income sits below Boone County's $81,638.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 61008's population held roughly steady from 33,935 to 33,697, while its median gross rent rose 23.3% from $773 to $953.

13.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.60 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,697
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $185,200
Median gross rent: $953
Housing units: 13,406
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,93533,697

Median household income

$60,173$75,833

Median home value

$141,300$185,200

Median gross rent

$773$953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,935	$60,173	$141,300	$773
2020	34,526	$61,639	$153,900	$862
2021	34,420	$66,594	$156,100	$908
2022	34,227	$69,945	$166,800	$911
2023	33,697	$75,833	$185,200	$953

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,656	4.9%
5 to 17	5,888	17.5%
18 to 24	3,160	9.4%
25 to 34	3,903	11.6%
35 to 44	4,020	11.9%
45 to 54	4,343	12.9%
55 to 64	4,903	14.6%
65 to 74	3,410	10.1%
75 and over	2,414	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,968	65.2%
Black or African American	733	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	462	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.2%
Two or more races	707	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,759	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,016	17.5%
High school graduate	7,208	31.3%
Some college or associate's	6,949	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,008	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,812	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,519	77.5%
Carpooled	1,919	11.9%
Public transit	68	0.4%
Walked	195	1.2%
Bicycle	93	0.6%
Worked from home	1,312	8.1%
Other means	56	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,493	30.3%
15 to 29 min	5,403	36.4%
30 to 44 min	2,629	17.7%
45 to 59 min	963	6.5%
60+ min	1,362	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 13.0% (4,303 of 33,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,763	68.3%
Nonfamily households	4,063	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,826	95.7%
Vacant	580	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,108	78.8%
Renter-occupied	2,718	21.2%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,160	75.8%
1-unit, attached	620	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,063	7.9%
5 to 19 units	304	2.3%
20 or more units	357	2.7%
Mobile home & other	902	6.7%

ZIP Code 61008

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