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61434 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61434 covers Galva, Illinois, with a population of about 2,992 and a median household income of $61,085.

Population
2,99238 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,08525% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
18.1%5.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$116,472up 12.7% in five years
Median rent
$77737% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
25.2%9.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.5%14.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
69

Where 61434 is

Galva, 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

Population2,992
Median age43.3
Family households59.6%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.1%
White (non-Hispanic)89.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans10%
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$61,085
Income per person$32,519
Poverty rate18.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k6.9%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k7.4%
$25–30k9.2%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k0.6%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,440
Mean adjusted gross income$62,943
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$87,400
Median gross rent$777
Rent as a share of household income26.3%
Owner-occupied79.5%
Vacant homes14.9%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house92.4%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units2.8%
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$116,472as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$116,472$78,855

$86,535 in 2009 to $116,472 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone73.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.7%
Health

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

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% 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 year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.5% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71% 4.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% 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 establishments69
People employed720
Annual payroll$37,246,000
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 53% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.5 out of 100
Community resilience70.6 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.

Strong wind98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire37.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.7Very 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$61,085$81,702$78,538
Income per person$32,519$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate18.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$87,400$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$777$1,227$1,348
Homeownership79.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age43.338.938.7
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 stationGALVA, IL US1.4 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January30°F / 12.9°F1.62 in rain
February35.1°F / 16.8°F1.76 in rain
March48.2°F / 27.2°F2.35 in rain
April61.4°F / 37.8°F4.22 in rain
May72.6°F / 50.2°F4.82 in rain
June81.5°F / 59.8°F5.17 in rain
July84.1°F / 62.9°F3.63 in rain
August82.3°F / 60.2°F3.73 in rain
September76.5°F / 51.5°F3.97 in rain
October63.8°F / 40.3°F2.84 in rain
November48.3°F / 28.9°F2.55 in rain
December35.7°F / 18.8°F2.01 in rain
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Galva Community Unit School District 22481.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 23011.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Stark County Community Unit School District 1003.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Cambridge Community Unit School District 2273.1% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61419 Bishop Hill, IL6.9 km away
61449 La Fayette, IL9.8 km away
61414 Altona, IL11 km away
61443 Kewanee, IL13.1 km away
61485 Victoria, IL16 km away
61483 Toulon, IL17.3 km away
61467 Oneida, IL18.4 km away
61238 Cambridge, IL19.6 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.

Henry County74.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Knox County24.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Stark County0.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area78.65 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1656, -90.0481

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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