ZIP Code 61520

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fulton County, Illinois.

Population: 16,098
Median household income: $56,618
Median home value: $116,200

Covering part of Fulton County, Illinois, ZIP Code 61520 has about 16,098 residents. At $56,618, its median household income sits in line with Fulton County's $58,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 61520's population declined 3.6% from 16,703 to 16,098, while its median gross rent rose 31.7% from $618 to $814.

14.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.20 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,098
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,618
Median home value: $116,200
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 7,301
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,70316,098

Median household income

$48,163$56,618

Median home value

$100,200$116,200

Median gross rent

$618$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,703	$48,163	$100,200	$618
2020	16,509	$48,567	$110,700	$614
2021	16,576	$49,610	$101,800	$648
2022	16,176	$54,129	$110,600	$771
2023	16,098	$56,618	$116,200	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	653	4.1%
5 to 17	2,043	12.7%
18 to 24	1,311	8.1%
25 to 34	2,067	12.8%
35 to 44	2,032	12.6%
45 to 54	2,226	13.8%
55 to 64	2,299	14.3%
65 to 74	2,074	12.9%
75 and over	1,393	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,141	87.8%
Black or African American	752	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	0.7%
Asian	21	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	417	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	637	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,358	11.2%
High school graduate	4,439	36.7%
Some college or associate's	4,305	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,239	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	750	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,477	83.0%
Carpooled	665	10.1%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	110	1.7%
Bicycle	26	0.4%
Worked from home	239	3.6%
Other means	75	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,404	53.5%
15 to 29 min	803	12.6%
30 to 44 min	1,033	16.2%
45 to 59 min	881	13.9%
60+ min	239	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 14.3% (2,050 of 14,292)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,901	60.1%
Nonfamily households	2,595	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,496	89.0%
Vacant	805	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,741	73.0%
Renter-occupied	1,755	27.0%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,084	83.3%
1-unit, attached	158	2.2%
2 to 4 units	362	5.0%
5 to 19 units	277	3.8%
20 or more units	290	4.0%
Mobile home & other	130	1.8%

ZIP Code 61520

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