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61012 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61012 covers Capron, Illinois, with a population of about 2,322 and a median household income of $98,750.

Population
2,32264 per square mile
Median age
32.26.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$98,7501.2× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$275,265up 47.4% in five years
Degree or higher
21.8%13.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
28

Where 61012 is

Capron, 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

Population2,322
Median age32.2
Family households84.4%
Born outside the US12.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.5%
White (non-Hispanic)69.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino28.6%
Veterans3.7%
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$98,750
Income per person$33,434
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k0.1%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k9.2%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k22.7%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k15.2%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,090
Mean adjusted gross income$63,094
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.8%
Returns, under $25k24.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,800
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house78.9%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units4.8%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home1.4%
Boat, RV or van12.7%
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$275,265as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$275,265$112,618

$142,549 in 2006 to $275,265 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate21.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%
High school diploma or higher82.7%
Works from home9%
Drives to work alone76.7%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.4% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74% 0.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29% 1.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.8% 1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed200
Annual payroll$7,530,000
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 69.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss63.2 out of 100
Community resilience61 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.

Drought94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.8Very 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$98,750$81,702$78,538
Income per person$33,434$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$168,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate21.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9%14%13.5%
Born outside the US12.8%14.4%13.9%
Median age32.238.938.7
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 stationCLINTON WWTP, WI US18.9 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January27.2°F / 10.4°F1.61 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February31.4°F / 14.7°F1.57 in rain, 11.1 in snow
March43.5°F / 25.3°F2.18 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April57°F / 36.2°F3.81 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May68.6°F / 47.6°F4.24 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.8°F5.45 in rain
July81.8°F / 61°F3.73 in rain
August80°F / 58.9°F4.17 in rain
September73.8°F / 51.2°F3.84 in rain
October60.3°F / 38.9°F2.89 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November45.2°F / 28.2°F2.36 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December32.7°F / 17°F1.88 in rain, 9.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Boone Community Unit School District 20098% of this ZIP code's land area
Harvard Community Unit School District 502% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61065 Poplar Grove, IL9.6 km away
60033 Harvard, IL11.7 km away
53585 Sharon, WI12.4 km away
61011 Caledonia, IL14.4 km away
61038 Garden Prairie, IL17.5 km away
53184 Walworth, WI18.3 km away
61008 Belvidere, IL18.7 km away
53525 Clinton, WI19 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.

Boone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.18 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density64 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4087, -88.7465

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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