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61705 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61705 covers Bloomington, Illinois, with a population of about 12,973 and a median household income of $120,470.

Population
12,973149 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$120,4701.5× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$391,613up 30.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,2941.1× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
56.5%21.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.3%15.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
146

Where 61705 is

Bloomington, 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

Population12,973
Median age39.7
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.8%
White (non-Hispanic)81.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.8%
Veterans6.2%
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$120,470
Income per person$56,819
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k7.6%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k13.2%
$200k or more26.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,020
Mean adjusted gross income$129,173
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.2%
Returns, under $25k20.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.2%
Returns, $200k or more18.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$310,100
Median gross rent$1,294
Rent as a share of household income40.7%
Owner-occupied80.3%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house73.4%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units7.5%
20 or more units7.2%
Mobile home3.3%
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$391,613as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$391,613$194,383

$194,383 in 2000 to $391,613 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home21.5%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.7% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 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 screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.4% 8.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments146
People employed2,023
Annual payroll$114,570,000
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 54.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.3 out of 100
Community resilience92.4 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.

Drought94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.7Very 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$120,470$81,702$78,538
Income per person$56,819$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$310,100$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,294$1,227$1,348
Homeownership80.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home21.5%14%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%14.4%13.9%
Median age39.738.938.7
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 stationBLOOMINGTON 5W, IL US5.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January30.9°F / 15.6°F2.4 in rain
February36.1°F / 19.3°F2.08 in rain
March48.5°F / 28.9°F2.61 in rain
April62°F / 38.9°F4.08 in rain
May72.2°F / 50.4°F4.83 in rain
June81.3°F / 59.6°F4.58 in rain
July84.2°F / 63.4°F4.05 in rain
August82.6°F / 61.4°F4.13 in rain
September76.3°F / 54.1°F3.15 in rain
October62.7°F / 42.2°F3.45 in rain
November47.5°F / 30.3°F2.8 in rain
December35.4°F / 21.2°F2.28 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 supermarket21% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

McLean County Unit School District 550.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Olympia Community Unit School District 1623.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 323.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Heyworth Community Unit School District 42.9% 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 vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61772 Shirley, IL2.8 km away
61701 Bloomington, IL7.8 km away
61790 Normal, IL9.8 km away
61709 Bloomington, IL9.9 km away
61710 Bloomington, IL10.4 km away
61761 Normal, IL10.4 km away
61704 Bloomington, IL11 km away
61799 Bloomington, IL12.1 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.

McLean County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area86.9 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density149 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4400, -89.0670

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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