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61615 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61615 covers Peoria, Illinois, with a population of about 23,266 and a median household income of $82,157.

Population
23,266785 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$82,157about the Illinois median
Poverty rate
10.5%1.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$258,298up 42% in five years
Median rent
$1,07912% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
53%18 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.8%4.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
823

Where 61615 is

Peoria, 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

Population23,266
Median age35.7
Family households53.7%
Born outside the US12.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.3%
White (non-Hispanic)71.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.1%
Hispanic or Latino6.7%
Veterans5.2%
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$82,157
Income per person$57,962
Poverty rate10.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more15.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,940
Mean adjusted gross income$113,243
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.4%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.8%
Returns, $200k or more12.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$206,800
Median gross rent$1,079
Rent as a share of household income23.1%
Owner-occupied60.8%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house55.3%
Attached house7.4%
2 to 4 units4.8%
5 to 19 units15.6%
20 or more units16.1%
Mobile home0.7%
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$258,298as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.5%
Typical asking rent$1,642as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$258,298$150,668

$150,668 in 2002 to $258,298 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher53%
High school diploma or higher97.8%
Works from home12.4%
Drives to work alone78.3%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.2%
Health

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

Obesity30.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.1% 1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.3% 7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.7% 6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.8% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments823
People employed21,562
Annual payroll$1,173,781,000
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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 63.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.2 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 wave94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm83.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire37.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.9Very 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$82,157$81,702$78,538
Income per person$57,962$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.5%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$206,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,079$1,227$1,348
Homeownership60.8%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home12.4%14%13.5%
Born outside the US12.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age35.738.938.7
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 stationPEORIA GTR PEORIA AP, IL US11.4 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January33.6°F / 17.6°F2.06 in rain, 7.7 in snow
February38.7°F / 21.4°F1.99 in rain, 6.9 in snow
March51.2°F / 31.6°F2.69 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April63.7°F / 42.1°F3.99 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May74.2°F / 52.8°F4.69 in rain
June83.2°F / 62.4°F3.73 in rain
July86.3°F / 66.3°F3.53 in rain
August84.6°F / 64.4°F3.31 in rain
September78.4°F / 56.3°F3.48 in rain
October65.4°F / 44.4°F3.17 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November50.8°F / 33°F2.7 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December38.5°F / 23.2°F2.21 in rain, 6.2 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 supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket56% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Dunlap Community Unit School District 32333.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Peoria School District 15024% of this ZIP code's land area
Limestone Community High School District 31013.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pleasant Valley School District 629.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 3219.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 3163.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 3253.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Brimfield Community Unit School District 3092.8% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability8.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61613 Peoria, IL3 km away
61614 Peoria, IL3.6 km away
61638 Peoria, IL4.5 km away
61633 Peoria, IL5.2 km away
61604 Peoria, IL6.2 km away
61616 Peoria Heights, IL6.3 km away
61612 Peoria, IL6.6 km away
61630 Peoria, IL6.6 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.

Peoria County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.62 sq mi
Water area3.9 sq mi
Population density785 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7661, -89.6450

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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