ZIP Code 61606

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Peoria County, Illinois.

Population: 6,979
Median household income: $41,023
Median home value: $119,800

ZIP Code 61606 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Peoria County, Illinois, home to about 6,979 residents. At $41,023, its median household income sits below Peoria County's $64,938.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 61606's population declined 11.9% from 7,919 to 6,979, while its median gross rent rose 26.7% from $716 to $907.

The typical home was built around 1938. 26.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,979
Median age: 22.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,023
Median home value: $119,800
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 2,898
Homeownership rate: 42.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9196,979

Median household income

$46,964$41,023

Median home value

$118,400$119,800

Median gross rent

$716$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,919	$46,964	$118,400	$716
2020	8,317	$44,394	$109,800	$787
2021	7,697	$45,862	$103,000	$782
2022	7,232	$47,311	$121,600	$895
2023	6,979	$41,023	$119,800	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2442.7%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	311	4.5%
5 to 17	778	11.1%
18 to 24	2,977	42.7%
25 to 34	892	12.8%
35 to 44	447	6.4%
45 to 54	612	8.8%
55 to 64	432	6.2%
65 to 74	319	4.6%
75 and over	211	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,614	66.1%
Black or African American	1,212	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	241	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	324	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	588	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	235	8.1%
High school graduate	723	24.8%
Some college or associate's	793	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	592	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	570	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked11.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,354	66.6%
Carpooled	278	7.9%
Public transit	30	0.8%
Walked	413	11.7%
Bicycle	4	0.1%
Worked from home	456	12.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,849	60.1%
15 to 29 min	971	31.5%
30 to 44 min	143	4.6%
45 to 59 min	32	1.0%
60+ min	84	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 26.5% (1,400 of 5,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,057	42.2%
Nonfamily households	1,445	57.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,502	86.3%
Vacant	396	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,058	42.3%
Renter-occupied	1,444	57.7%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units21.9%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,602	55.3%
1-unit, attached	34	1.2%
2 to 4 units	269	9.3%
5 to 19 units	636	21.9%
20 or more units	336	11.6%
Mobile home & other	21	0.7%

ZIP Code 61606

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