ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Illinois

ZIP Code 61523: Peoria County, IL

ZIP Code 61523 (Peoria County, Illinois) has an estimated 10,203 residents in 4,635 households. The median household income is $79,453, the median home value is $161,700 and the median gross rent is $917/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

10,203

Margin of error ±424

Median household income

$79,453

Margin of error ±$9,815

Median home value

$161,700

Margin of error ±$10,072

Median gross rent

$917/mo

Margin of error ±$98

Median age

45.4 yrs

Margin of error ±3.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

21.8 min

Margin of error ±3.3 min

How ZIP 61523 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 6152345.4 yrsIllinois39.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 61523$79,453Illinois$83,390United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 61523$45,720Illinois$46,406United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 615233.9%Illinois11.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 615231.4%Illinois5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6152327.6%Illinois37.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 61523$161,700Illinois$263,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 61523$917/moIllinois$1,274/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6152386.9%Illinois67.1%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6152321.8 minIllinois27.8 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 615239.9%Illinois15.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 61523

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 61523 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 61523Margin of errorIllinoisUnited States
Total population10,203±42412,694,798334,922,499
Median age45.4 yrs±3.5 yrs39.0 yrs38.9 yrs
Households4,635±2635,036,449129,227,496
Median household income$79,453±$9,815$83,390$80,734
Per capita income$45,720±$4,395$46,406$44,673
Poverty rate3.9%±1.7 pts11.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate1.4%±1.3 pts5.8%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%±4.5 pts37.8%35.7%
Median home value$161,700±$10,072$263,300$332,700
Median gross rent$917/mo±$98$1,274/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes86.9%±4.7 pts67.1%65.2%
Mean travel time to work21.8 min±3.3 min27.8 min26.4 min
Worked from home9.9%±2.9 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 61523
GroupZIP 61523IllinoisUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino96.3%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 Latino0.5%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 Latino0.0%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino1.0%3.4%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.6%18.8%19.3%

Where ZIP 61523 is

State
Illinois
Main county
Peoria County— also overlaps Marshall County
Largest overlapping place
Chillicothe (10% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
53.27 sq mi· about 192 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 Peoria County

61451 Peoria County, IL61517 Peoria County, IL61525 Peoria County, IL61526 Peoria County, IL61528 Peoria County, IL61529 Peoria County, IL61533 Peoria County, IL61536 Peoria County, IL61539 Kingston Mines, IL61547 Peoria County, IL61552 Mossville, IL61559 Peoria County, IL61562 Rome, IL61569 Peoria County, IL61602 Peoria, IL61603 Peoria, IL61604 Peoria, IL61605 Peoria, IL61606 Peoria, IL61607 Bartonville, IL61614 Peoria, IL61615 Peoria, IL61616 Peoria Heights, IL61625 Peoria, 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.