ZIP Code 61605

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Peoria County, Illinois.

Population: 13,538
Median household income: $24,499
Median home value: $44,200

ZIP Code 61605 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Peoria County, Illinois, home to about 13,538 residents. The median household income of $24,499 is below the Peoria County median ($64,938).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 61605's population declined 10.9% from 15,195 to 13,538, while its median gross rent rose 16.9% from $711 to $831.

Households average 2.29 people. The median gross rent is $831.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,538
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $24,499
Median home value: $44,200
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 7,114
Homeownership rate: 39.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 15.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,19513,538

Median household income

$21,276$24,499

Median home value

$37,300$44,200

Median gross rent

$711$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,195	$21,276	$37,300	$711
2020	14,556	$23,107	$42,200	$703
2021	14,010	$22,442	$41,800	$741
2022	13,776	$23,155	$47,800	$810
2023	13,538	$24,499	$44,200	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,032	7.6%
5 to 17	3,016	22.3%
18 to 24	1,014	7.5%
25 to 34	1,650	12.2%
35 to 44	1,780	13.1%
45 to 54	1,362	10.1%
55 to 64	1,679	12.4%
65 to 74	1,176	8.7%
75 and over	829	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,613	26.7%
Black or African American	7,529	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	80	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.3%
Two or more races	715	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,558	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,719	20.3%
High school graduate	3,693	43.6%
Some college or associate's	2,630	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	361	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	73	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit4.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,123	78.1%
Carpooled	406	10.2%
Public transit	167	4.2%
Walked	42	1.1%
Bicycle	39	1.0%
Worked from home	155	3.9%
Other means	65	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,236	32.2%
15 to 29 min	1,841	47.9%
30 to 44 min	484	12.6%
45 to 59 min	165	4.3%
60+ min	116	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 38.4% (5,184 of 13,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,369	57.4%
Nonfamily households	2,498	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,867	82.5%
Vacant	1,247	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,300	39.2%
Renter-occupied	3,567	60.8%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,235	73.6%
1-unit, attached	213	3.0%
2 to 4 units	742	10.4%
5 to 19 units	250	3.5%
20 or more units	654	9.2%
Mobile home & other	20	0.3%

ZIP Code 61605

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