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61478 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61478 covers Smithshire, Illinois, with a population of about 397.

Population
39712 per square mile
Poverty rate
18.6%6.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$165,254
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 61478 is

Smithshire, 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

Population397
Family households80.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home39.1%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$36,074
Poverty rate18.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k40.8%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k9.2%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k19.0%
$150–200k19.7%
$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 filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$69,900
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k38.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$165,254as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$165,254$149,602

$149,602 in 2022 to $165,254 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher62%
Works from home5.9%
Drives to work alone84.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

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

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.4% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.3% 2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed24
Annual payroll$1,247,000
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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 64.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.8 out of 100
Community resilience76.9 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.

Drought98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire26.9Very 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$81,702$78,538
Income per person$36,074$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate18.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership100%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home5.9%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.938.7
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 stationMONMOUTH 4NW, IL US20.1 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January30.4°F / 13.6°F1.68 in rain
February35.1°F / 17.5°F1.63 in rain
March48.2°F / 28.2°F2.45 in rain
April61.7°F / 39.1°F3.88 in rain
May72.5°F / 50.9°F5.5 in rain
June81.4°F / 60.4°F5.02 in rain
July84.1°F / 63.2°F4.08 in rain
August82.5°F / 61.3°F3.75 in rain
September77.3°F / 52.9°F3.93 in rain
October64.5°F / 41.1°F2.94 in rain
November48.9°F / 29.6°F2.38 in rain
December35.8°F / 19.6°F1.83 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 23860.5% of this ZIP code's land area
West Central Community Unit School District 23530.3% of this ZIP code's land area
United Community School District 3049.2% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61460 Media, IL8.1 km away
61471 Raritan, IL8.9 km away
61473 Roseville, IL10 km away
61447 Kirkwood, IL11.8 km away
61418 Biggsville, IL13.3 km away
61480 Stronghurst, IL13.9 km away
61475 Sciota, IL19.6 km away
61462 Monmouth, 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.

Warren County85.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Henderson County14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.45 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7579, -90.7606

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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