ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Illinois

ZIP Code 61554: Pekin, IL

ZIP Code 61554 (Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois) has an estimated 40,577 residents in 17,208 households. The median household income is $65,194, the median home value is $127,600 and the median gross rent is $836/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 Oct 26, 2026

Total population

40,577

Margin of error ±548

Median household income

$65,194

Margin of error ±$3,568

Median home value

$127,600

Margin of error ±$6,692

Median gross rent

$836/mo

Margin of error ±$74

Median age

42.6 yrs

Margin of error ±1.0 yrs

Mean travel time to work

21.9 min

Margin of error ±1.9 min

How ZIP 61554 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 6155442.6 yrsIllinois39.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 61554$65,194Illinois$83,390United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 61554$36,242Illinois$46,406United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 6155411.8%Illinois11.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 615545.6%Illinois5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6155419.1%Illinois37.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 61554$127,600Illinois$263,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 61554$836/moIllinois$1,274/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6155472.9%Illinois67.1%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6155421.9 minIllinois27.8 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 615547.2%Illinois15.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 61554

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 61554 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 61554	Margin of error	Illinois	United States
Total population	40,577	±548	12,694,798	334,922,499
Median age	42.6 yrs	±1.0 yrs	39.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	17,208	±477	5,036,449	129,227,496
Median household income	$65,194	±$3,568	$83,390	$80,734
Per capita income	$36,242	±$1,331	$46,406	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.8%	±2.2 pts	11.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	±1.5 pts	5.8%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	±1.9 pts	37.8%	35.7%
Median home value	$127,600	±$6,692	$263,300	$332,700
Median gross rent	$836/mo	±$74	$1,274/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	72.9%	±2.2 pts	67.1%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	21.9 min	±1.9 min	27.8 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	7.2%	±1.7 pts	15.9%	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 61554
Group	ZIP 61554	Illinois	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	58.1%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	13.3%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	5.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3.1%	18.8%	19.3%

Where ZIP 61554 is

State: Illinois
Main county: Tazewell County
Largest overlapping place: Pekin (21% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 73.79 sq mi· about 550 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 Tazewell County

61534 Tazewell County, IL 61535 Tazewell County, IL 61546 Tazewell County, IL 61550 Morton, IL 61564 South Pekin, IL 61568 Tazewell County, IL 61571 Tazewell County, IL 61610 Creve Coeur, IL 61611 East Peoria, IL 61721 Tazewell County, IL 61733 Tazewell County, IL 61734 Tazewell County, IL 61747 Tazewell County, IL 61755 Tazewell County, IL 61759 Tazewell 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.