ZIP Code 61842

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in De Witt County, Illinois.

Population: 2,577
Median household income: $79,167
Median home value: $152,000

ZIP Code 61842 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in De Witt County, Illinois, home to about 2,577 residents. The median household income of $79,167 is above the De Witt County median ($64,802).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 61842's population declined 6.8% from 2,765 to 2,577, while its median gross rent fell 41.5% from $878 to $514.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,577
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,167
Median home value: $152,000
Median gross rent: $514
Housing units: 1,145
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7652,577

Median household income

$63,507$79,167

Median home value

$125,600$152,000

Median gross rent

$878$514

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,765	$63,507	$125,600	$878
2020	2,556	$69,479	$130,800	$675
2021	2,506	$61,000	$132,700	$852
2022	2,434	$71,474	$151,100	$906
2023	2,577	$79,167	$152,000	$514

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	3.4%
5 to 17	488	18.9%
18 to 24	145	5.6%
25 to 34	247	9.6%
35 to 44	327	12.7%
45 to 54	317	12.3%
55 to 64	410	15.9%
65 to 74	344	13.3%
75 and over	211	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,521	97.8%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's41.9%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	5.9%
High school graduate	642	34.6%
Some college or associate's	778	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	221	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	105	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,126	90.7%
Carpooled	52	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	3.4%
Other means	8	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	362	30.2%
15 to 29 min	411	34.3%
30 to 44 min	287	23.9%
45 to 59 min	53	4.4%
60+ min	87	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.7% (221 of 2,528)

	Count	Share
Family households	704	69.2%
Nonfamily households	314	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,018	88.9%
Vacant	127	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	901	88.5%
Renter-occupied	117	11.5%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,020	89.1%
1-unit, attached	6	0.5%
2 to 4 units	25	2.2%
5 to 19 units	8	0.7%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	81	7.1%

ZIP Code 61842

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