ZIP Code 62561

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Population: 4,927
Median household income: $78,519
Median home value: $156,400

ZIP Code 62561 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to about 4,927 residents. Its median household income of $78,519 runs above the Sangamon County figure of $74,114.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62561's population declined 8.8% from 5,405 to 4,927, while its median gross rent rose 18.0% from $876 to $1,034.

The median resident is 49.7 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,927
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $78,519
Median home value: $156,400
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 2,437
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4054,927

Median household income

$62,949$78,519

Median home value

$131,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$876$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,405	$62,949	$131,100	$876
2020	5,289	$39,882	$152,700	$879
2021	5,212	$65,617	$144,400	$1,029
2022	5,107	$72,302	$146,600	$1,070
2023	4,927	$78,519	$156,400	$1,034

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5418.9%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	304	6.2%
5 to 17	649	13.2%
18 to 24	230	4.7%
25 to 34	588	11.9%
35 to 44	553	11.2%
45 to 54	933	18.9%
55 to 64	664	13.5%
65 to 74	473	9.6%
75 and over	533	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,784	97.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.2%
Two or more races	44	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate50.8%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	6.7%
High school graduate	1,901	50.8%
Some college or associate's	898	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	448	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	247	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,228	82.4%
Carpooled	54	2.0%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	416	15.4%
Other means	3	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	309	13.5%
15 to 29 min	1,531	66.9%
30 to 44 min	181	7.9%
45 to 59 min	206	9.0%
60+ min	62	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 6.9% (342 of 4,927)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,442	65.3%
Nonfamily households	766	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,208	90.6%
Vacant	229	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,564	70.8%
Renter-occupied	644	29.2%

1-unit, detached79.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,929	79.2%
1-unit, attached	30	1.2%
2 to 4 units	155	6.4%
5 to 19 units	78	3.2%
20 or more units	12	0.5%
Mobile home & other	233	9.6%

ZIP Code 62561

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