ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Illinois

ZIP Code 61356: Bureau County, IL

ZIP Code 61356 (Bureau County, Illinois) has an estimated 10,799 residents in 4,798 households. The median household income is $68,243, the median home value is $152,900 and the median gross rent is $794/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

10,799

Margin of error ±242

Median household income

$68,243

Margin of error ±$3,474

Median home value

$152,900

Margin of error ±$8,727

Median gross rent

$794/mo

Margin of error ±$41

Median age

46.8 yrs

Margin of error ±2.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

18.0 min

Margin of error ±2.4 min

How ZIP 61356 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 6135646.8 yrsIllinois39.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 61356$68,243Illinois$83,390United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 61356$41,434Illinois$46,406United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 6135611.9%Illinois11.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 613565.1%Illinois5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6135628.5%Illinois37.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 61356$152,900Illinois$263,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 61356$794/moIllinois$1,274/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6135672.9%Illinois67.1%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6135618.0 minIllinois27.8 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 613567.1%Illinois15.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 61356

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 61356 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 61356Margin of errorIllinoisUnited States
Total population10,799±24212,694,798334,922,499
Median age46.8 yrs±2.5 yrs39.0 yrs38.9 yrs
Households4,798±2045,036,449129,227,496
Median household income$68,243±$3,474$83,390$80,734
Per capita income$41,434±$3,332$46,406$44,673
Poverty rate11.9%±2.5 pts11.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate5.1%±2.0 pts5.8%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%±3.1 pts37.8%35.7%
Median home value$152,900±$8,727$263,300$332,700
Median gross rent$794/mo±$41$1,274/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes72.9%±3.6 pts67.1%65.2%
Mean travel time to work18.0 min±2.4 min27.8 min26.4 min
Worked from home7.1%±2.4 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 61356
GroupZIP 61356IllinoisUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino88.0%58.1%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.8%13.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.4%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 Latino0.5%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino4.6%3.4%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)4.7%18.8%19.3%

Where ZIP 61356 is

State
Illinois
Main county
Bureau County
Largest overlapping place
Princeton (4% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
189.63 sq mi· about 57 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 Bureau County

61312 Bureau County, IL61314 Bureau County, IL61315 Bureau Junction, IL61317 Cherry, IL61320 Dalzell, IL61322 De Pue, IL61323 Dover, IL61328 Bureau County, IL61329 Ladd, IL61330 Bureau County, IL61337 Bureau County, IL61338 Bureau County, IL61344 Bureau County, IL61345 Bureau County, IL61346 New Bedford, IL61349 Bureau County, IL61359 Seatonville, IL61361 Bureau County, IL61362 Spring Valley, IL61368 Bureau County, IL61374 Bureau County, IL61376 Bureau County, IL61379 Bureau 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.