Postal Codes

60953 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60953 covers Milford, Illinois, with a population of about 2,141 and a median household income of $55,662.

Population
2,14114 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,66232% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
16.4%4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$121,989up 13.3% in five years
Median rent
$72041% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
21.7%13.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.3%13.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 60953 is

Milford, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,141
Median age41.6
Family households65.6%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans7.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$55,662
Income per person$33,990
Poverty rate16.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k7.3%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k4.6%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k7.2%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k13.7%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k3.6%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed980
Mean adjusted gross income$71,368
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k27.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$98,500
Median gross rent$720
Owner-occupied78.3%
Vacant homes12.3%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house90.1%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units5%
Mobile home1.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$121,989as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 42.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$121,989$76,137

$80,115 in 2012 to $121,989 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
High school diploma or higher83.2%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed271
Annual payroll$9,642,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 83.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.8 out of 100
Community resilience53.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$55,662$81,702$78,538
Income per person$33,990$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.4%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$98,500$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$720$1,227$1,348
Homeownership78.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%14.4%13.9%
Median age41.638.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHOOPESTON, IL US18.1 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January33.5°F / 18.3°F2.12 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February38.3°F / 21.7°F1.96 in rain, 5.2 in snow
March50.4°F / 30.9°F2.82 in rain, 2.2 in snow
April63.9°F / 41.3°F3.95 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May74.3°F / 52.5°F4.78 in rain
June82.7°F / 61.7°F4.89 in rain
July84.8°F / 64.5°F4.59 in rain
August83.4°F / 62.5°F3.96 in rain
September78.6°F / 55.2°F3.36 in rain
October65.6°F / 44.4°F3.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November50.4°F / 33.2°F2.91 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December38.1°F / 23.9°F2.12 in rain, 5.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket66% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Milford Area Public School District 12492.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 2492.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 92.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 111.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Cissna Park Community Unit School District 61.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

60967 Stockland, IL8 km away
60974 Woodland, IL10.3 km away
60939 Goodwine, IL10.8 km away
60973 Wellington, IL10.9 km away
60926 Claytonville, IL12.1 km away
60970 Watseka, IL16.5 km away
60924 Cissna Park, IL16.8 km away
60942 Hoopeston, IL18.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Iroquois County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area151.98 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6293, -87.6853

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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