ZIP Code 61938

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Coles County, Illinois.

Population: 20,440
Median household income: $54,288
Median home value: $109,100

ZIP Code 61938 (Coles County, Illinois) is home to about 20,440 residents. At $54,288, its median household income sits in line with Coles County's $56,040.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 61938's population declined 5.9% from 21,727 to 20,440, while its median gross rent rose 17.2% from $658 to $771.

72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,440
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,288
Median home value: $109,100
Median gross rent: $771
Housing units: 10,299
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,72720,440

Median household income

$44,540$54,288

Median home value

$92,400$109,100

Median gross rent

$658$771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,727	$44,540	$92,400	$658
2020	21,227	$46,468	$92,700	$621
2021	20,816	$44,625	$89,100	$666
2022	20,965	$52,279	$100,300	$743
2023	20,440	$54,288	$109,100	$771

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,255	6.1%
5 to 17	3,060	15.0%
18 to 24	1,784	8.7%
25 to 34	2,484	12.2%
35 to 44	2,673	13.1%
45 to 54	2,238	10.9%
55 to 64	2,770	13.6%
65 to 74	2,536	12.4%
75 and over	1,640	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,619	91.1%
Black or African American	361	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	138	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	602	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	678	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,374	9.6%
High school graduate	4,668	32.6%
Some college or associate's	4,983	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,167	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,149	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,075	80.4%
Carpooled	1,114	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	0.9%
Bicycle	88	1.0%
Worked from home	330	3.8%
Other means	110	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,420	52.2%
15 to 29 min	2,450	28.9%
30 to 44 min	859	10.1%
45 to 59 min	300	3.5%
60+ min	437	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 17.3% (3,440 of 19,906)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,399	57.9%
Nonfamily households	3,931	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,330	90.6%
Vacant	969	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,710	61.2%
Renter-occupied	3,620	38.8%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,411	72.0%
1-unit, attached	155	1.5%
2 to 4 units	918	8.9%
5 to 19 units	800	7.8%
20 or more units	629	6.1%
Mobile home & other	386	3.7%

ZIP Code 61938

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