ZIP Code 61081

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Population: 20,916
Median household income: $60,854
Median home value: $121,000

ZIP Code 61081 (Whiteside County, Illinois) is home to about 20,916 residents. Its median household income of $60,854 runs below the Whiteside County figure of $64,536.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 61081's population held roughly steady from 21,121 to 20,916, while its median gross rent rose 16.7% from $678 to $791.

The median gross rent is $791. 20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,916
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,854
Median home value: $121,000
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 9,753
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,12120,916

Median household income

$52,027$60,854

Median home value

$106,200$121,000

Median gross rent

$678$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,121	$52,027	$106,200	$678
2020	20,910	$55,459	$108,600	$699
2021	21,414	$57,813	$109,800	$734
2022	21,138	$57,618	$120,000	$763
2023	20,916	$60,854	$121,000	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	993	4.7%
5 to 17	3,234	15.5%
18 to 24	2,014	9.6%
25 to 34	2,189	10.5%
35 to 44	2,558	12.2%
45 to 54	2,646	12.7%
55 to 64	2,576	12.3%
65 to 74	2,801	13.4%
75 and over	1,905	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,128	72.3%
Black or African American	376	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	198	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.2%
Two or more races	830	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,346	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,258	8.6%
High school graduate	5,381	36.7%
Some college or associate's	5,070	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,759	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,207	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,777	77.0%
Carpooled	1,252	12.4%
Public transit	40	0.4%
Walked	524	5.2%
Bicycle	163	1.6%
Worked from home	299	3.0%
Other means	41	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,058	51.6%
15 to 29 min	2,962	30.2%
30 to 44 min	675	6.9%
45 to 59 min	281	2.9%
60+ min	821	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 13.5% (2,770 of 20,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,260	58.9%
Nonfamily households	3,666	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,926	91.5%
Vacant	827	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,297	70.5%
Renter-occupied	2,629	29.5%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,380	75.7%
1-unit, attached	148	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,138	11.7%
5 to 19 units	493	5.1%
20 or more units	521	5.3%
Mobile home & other	73	0.7%

ZIP Code 61081

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