ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Illinois

ZIP Code 61354: Peru, IL

ZIP Code 61354 (Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois) has an estimated 10,290 residents in 4,682 households. The median household income is $76,392, the median home value is $158,500 and the median gross rent is $920/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

10,290

Margin of error ±148

Median household income

$76,392

Margin of error ±$8,816

Median home value

$158,500

Margin of error ±$10,520

Median gross rent

$920/mo

Margin of error ±$126

Median age

46.2 yrs

Margin of error ±3.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

18.6 min

Margin of error ±3.3 min

How ZIP 61354 compares with Illinois and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 6135446.2 yrsIllinois39.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 61354$76,392Illinois$83,390United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 61354$42,263Illinois$46,406United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 613548.6%Illinois11.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 613542.5%Illinois5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6135423.2%Illinois37.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 61354$158,500Illinois$263,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 61354$920/moIllinois$1,274/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6135475.7%Illinois67.1%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6135418.6 minIllinois27.8 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 613545.3%Illinois15.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 61354

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 61354 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 61354Margin of errorIllinoisUnited States
Total population10,290±14812,694,798334,922,499
Median age46.2 yrs±3.2 yrs39.0 yrs38.9 yrs
Households4,682±2135,036,449129,227,496
Median household income$76,392±$8,816$83,390$80,734
Per capita income$42,263±$2,953$46,406$44,673
Poverty rate8.6%±3.6 pts11.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate2.5%±1.3 pts5.8%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%±3.8 pts37.8%35.7%
Median home value$158,500±$10,520$263,300$332,700
Median gross rent$920/mo±$126$1,274/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes75.7%±4.7 pts67.1%65.2%
Mean travel time to work18.6 min±3.3 min27.8 min26.4 min
Worked from home5.3%±1.9 pts15.9%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 61354
GroupZIP 61354IllinoisUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino86.0%58.1%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.5%13.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.9%5.9%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.4%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino1.4%3.4%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)10.7%18.8%19.3%

Where ZIP 61354 is

State
Illinois
Main county
LaSalle County— also overlaps Bureau County
Largest overlapping place
Peru (23% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
42.57 sq mi· about 242 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in LaSalle County

60470 LaSalle County, IL60518 LaSalle County, IL60531 LaSalle County, IL60537 Millington, IL60549 LaSalle County, IL60551 LaSalle County, IL61301 LaSalle, IL61316 Cedar Point, IL61321 LaSalle County, IL61325 LaSalle County, IL61332 LaSalle County, IL61334 LaSalle County, IL61341 LaSalle County, IL61342 LaSalle County, IL61348 LaSalle County, IL61350 LaSalle County, IL61358 LaSalle County, IL61360 LaSalle County, IL61364 LaSalle County, IL61370 LaSalle County, IL61371 Triumph, IL61372 Troy Grove, IL61373 LaSalle County, IL61377 LaSalle County, IL

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.