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61422 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61422 covers Bushnell, Illinois, with a population of about 3,045 and a median household income of $62,768.

Population
3,04570 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,76823% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$67,459down 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$62249% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
14.9%20.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.4%4.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
67

Where 61422 is

Bushnell, 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

Population3,045
Median age42.9
Family households60.7%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.4%
White (non-Hispanic)95.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans7.7%
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$62,768
Income per person$30,054
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k18.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k3.7%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,450
Mean adjusted gross income$56,503
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.4%
Returns, under $25k31.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$71,900
Median gross rent$622
Rent as a share of household income25%
Owner-occupied69.4%
Vacant homes20.1%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house83.3%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units10.3%
5 to 19 units3%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home1.2%
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$67,459as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 12.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 10.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$76,961$49,631

$49,631 in 2000 to $67,459 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone84%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.3%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.8% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.6% 8.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments67
People employed740
Annual payroll$25,711,000
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 48.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.9 out of 100
Community resilience65.3 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.

Drought97Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding14.5Relatively 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$62,768$81,702$78,538
Income per person$30,054$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$71,900$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$622$1,227$1,348
Homeownership69.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.9%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.938.938.7
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 stationPRAIRIE CITY 2S, IL US5.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / 16°F1.91 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February37.9°F / 19°F1.92 in rain, 6 in snow
March50.5°F / 28.8°F2.68 in rain, 2.5 in snow
April63.6°F / 39.8°F3.79 in rain, 1 in snow
May73.8°F / 52°F5.05 in rain
June82.4°F / 61.6°F4.82 in rain
July85.7°F / 64.4°F4.1 in rain
August83.5°F / 62.5°F3.21 in rain
September78°F / 54.9°F3.77 in rain
October66°F / 43°F2.99 in rain
November50.2°F / 30.8°F2.42 in rain, 1.1 in snow
December38.1°F / 21.7°F1.8 in rain, 5 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 supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 17090.2% of this ZIP code's land area
West Prairie Community Unit School District 1039.8% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61470 Prairie City, IL7.7 km away
61416 Bardolph, IL8.2 km away
61459 Marietta, IL11.7 km away
61415 Avon, IL12.3 km away
61438 Good Hope, IL14.2 km away
61455 Macomb, IL17.8 km away
61411 Adair, IL18.8 km away
61431 Ellisville, IL19.3 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.

McDonough County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.3 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density70 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5539, -90.5060

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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