ZIP Code 61603

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Peoria County, Illinois.

Population: 15,430
Median household income: $40,405
Median home value: $73,100

ZIP Code 61603 (Peoria County, Illinois) is home to about 15,430 residents. Its median household income of $40,405 runs below the Peoria County figure of $64,938.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 61603's population declined 7.6% from 16,695 to 15,430, while its median gross rent rose 16.1% from $841 to $976.

The median gross rent is $976. 15.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,430
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,405
Median home value: $73,100
Median gross rent: $976
Housing units: 8,291
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 15.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,69515,430

Median household income

$32,458$40,405

Median home value

$67,400$73,100

Median gross rent

$841$976

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,695	$32,458	$67,400	$841
2020	16,083	$33,071	$66,100	$829
2021	15,747	$34,589	$66,800	$863
2022	15,789	$41,069	$69,600	$961
2023	15,430	$40,405	$73,100	$976

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	909	5.9%
5 to 17	3,328	21.6%
18 to 24	1,317	8.5%
25 to 34	1,747	11.3%
35 to 44	2,073	13.4%
45 to 54	1,765	11.4%
55 to 64	2,213	14.3%
65 to 74	1,575	10.2%
75 and over	503	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,548	36.0%
Black or African American	6,575	42.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	164	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,543	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,580	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,290	13.1%
High school graduate	3,995	40.5%
Some college or associate's	3,066	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	961	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	564	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit2.3%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,431	74.0%
Carpooled	875	14.6%
Public transit	140	2.3%
Walked	225	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	307	5.1%
Other means	11	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,855	50.2%
15 to 29 min	2,075	36.5%
30 to 44 min	475	8.4%
45 to 59 min	112	2.0%
60+ min	165	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 29.5% (4,448 of 15,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,538	52.0%
Nonfamily households	3,263	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,801	82.0%
Vacant	1,490	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,627	53.3%
Renter-occupied	3,174	46.7%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,112	73.7%
1-unit, attached	64	0.8%
2 to 4 units	932	11.2%
5 to 19 units	719	8.7%
20 or more units	424	5.1%
Mobile home & other	40	0.5%

ZIP Code 61603

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