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61052 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61052 covers Monroe Center, Illinois, with a population of about 1,160 and a median household income of $91,875.

Population
1,16042 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,8751.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
1%11.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$268,861up 39.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,05614% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.7%24.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 61052 is

Monroe Center, 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

Population1,160
Median age41.6
Family households82.6%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)88.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%
Veterans4.1%
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$91,875
Income per person$40,991
Poverty rate1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.2%
$50–60k17.1%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k17.4%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k23.1%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more6.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$75,886
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.4%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$211,700
Median gross rent$1,056
Owner-occupied89.7%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house92%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units1.8%
Mobile home0.2%
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$268,861as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 119.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$268,861$122,243

$159,888 in 2009 to $268,861 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher98.2%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone87.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.4%
Health

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

Obesity43.9% 10.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60% 4.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.5% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.8% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed56
Annual payroll$3,447,000
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 65.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.8 out of 100
Community resilience78.6 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.

Drought96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.6Relatively 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$91,875$81,702$78,538
Income per person$40,991$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$211,700$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,056$1,227$1,348
Homeownership89.7%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%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 stationROCKFORD GTR ROCKFORD AP, IL US11.6 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January29.1°F / 14.5°F1.6 in rain, 10.9 in snow
February33.4°F / 17.8°F1.63 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March46.5°F / 28.1°F2.4 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April59.7°F / 38.5°F3.75 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May71.2°F / 49.5°F4.18 in rain
June80.7°F / 59.6°F5.23 in rain
July83.9°F / 63.6°F3.81 in rain
August82°F / 61.8°F4.19 in rain
September75.3°F / 53.5°F3.62 in rain
October62.3°F / 41.8°F2.63 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47.1°F / 30.5°F2.27 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December34.3°F / 20.2°F1.93 in rain, 9.4 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.

Meridian Community Unit School District 22395.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 4262.7% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61020 Davis Junction, IL5.6 km away
61049 Lindenwood, IL6.2 km away
61043 Holcomb, IL7.9 km away
60129 Esmond, IL11 km away
60146 Kirkland, IL12.2 km away
61109 Rockford, IL12.7 km away
61016 Cherry Valley, IL13.6 km away
61084 Stillman Valley, IL14.3 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.

Ogle County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.64 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1050, -89.0169

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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