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61517 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61517 covers Brimfield, Illinois, with a population of about 3,154 and a median household income of $86,512.

Population
3,15446 per square mile
Median age
445.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$86,5121.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$299,298up 40.3% in five years
Median rent
$83232% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
38.9%3.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.7%19.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
60

Where 61517 is

Brimfield, 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

Population3,154
Median age44
Family households77.4%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans4.2%
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$86,512
Income per person$38,843
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k6.3%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more15.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,590
Mean adjusted gross income$138,925
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.5%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.5%
Returns, $200k or more14.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$269,600
Median gross rent$832
Rent as a share of household income17.9%
Owner-occupied84.7%
Vacant homes2.7%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house92.8%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units0.5%
Mobile home1.6%
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$299,298as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$299,298$131,949

$131,949 in 2002 to $299,298 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home7.9%
Drives to work alone78.7%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

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

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.3% 10 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments60
People employed447
Annual payroll$26,306,000
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 83.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.2 out of 100
Community resilience90 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.

Cold wave97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.1Very 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$86,512$81,702$78,538
Income per person$38,843$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$269,600$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$832$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.7%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.9%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%14.4%13.9%
Median age4438.938.7
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 stationPRINCEVILLE, IL US15.3 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January32.5°F / 14.5°F2.18 in rain, 5.4 in snow
February37.4°F / 18.2°F1.9 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March50.2°F / 28°F2.42 in rain, 2 in snow
April63.5°F / 38.5°F3.67 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May74.5°F / 50.6°F5.05 in rain
June82.9°F / 60.5°F4 in rain
July85.6°F / 63.1°F4.48 in rain
August83.8°F / 60.8°F3.7 in rain
September78.2°F / 52.1°F3.86 in rain
October65.4°F / 40.9°F3.11 in rain
November50.7°F / 30.1°F2.4 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December37.4°F / 19.9°F2.05 in rain, 6.4 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.

Brimfield Community Unit School District 30974% of this ZIP code's land area
Elmwood Community Unit School District 32225.2% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61529 Elmwood, IL8 km away
61451 Laura, IL10.8 km away
61572 Yates City, IL12.4 km away
61559 Princeville, IL13 km away
61489 Williamsfield, IL14.6 km away
61528 Edwards, IL16.2 km away
61569 Trivoli, IL18 km away
61612 Peoria, IL18.5 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.

Peoria County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area68.5 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density46 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8407, -89.8970

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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