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61723 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61723 covers Atlanta, Illinois, with a population of about 2,255 and a median household income of $71,250.

Population
2,25536 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$71,25013% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
12.1%about the US average
Typical home value
$164,961up 20.9% in five years
Median rent
$79136% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
21.7%13.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.8%15.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
29

Where 61723 is

Atlanta, 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

Population2,255
Median age38.2
Family households74.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans8.4%
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$71,250
Income per person$35,836
Poverty rate12.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k7.5%
$40–45k10.4%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k19.1%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,130
Mean adjusted gross income$73,346
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k23.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$148,200
Median gross rent$791
Rent as a share of household income23.8%
Owner-occupied80.8%
Vacant homes6.2%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house90.3%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units1.2%
Mobile home0.4%
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$164,961as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$164,961$103,140

$103,140 in 2014 to $164,961 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home12.1%
Drives to work alone78.3%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments29
People employed197
Annual payroll$9,356,000
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 84.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.3 out of 100
Community resilience75.8 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.

Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire44.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39Very 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$71,250$81,702$78,538
Income per person$35,836$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate12.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$148,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$791$1,227$1,348
Homeownership80.8%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home12.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.238.938.7
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 stationLINCOLN, IL US15 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January34.5°F / 17.8°F2.17 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February39.5°F / 21.6°F1.92 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March51.7°F / 31.1°F2.7 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April64.4°F / 40.8°F4.24 in rain
May74.8°F / 52.4°F4.37 in rain
June83.3°F / 61.3°F4.16 in rain
July85.5°F / 63.8°F4.91 in rain
August84°F / 61.3°F3.47 in rain
September79.2°F / 53.4°F3.3 in rain
October66.3°F / 41.8°F3.42 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November51.4°F / 32°F2.88 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December39.2°F / 23.1°F2.29 in rain, 4.9 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Olympia Community Unit School District 1678.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 617.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln Community High School District 4047.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 215.2% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61751 Lawndale, IL6.4 km away
61754 Mc Lean, IL9.5 km away
61778 Waynesville, IL10 km away
62512 Beason, IL13.1 km away
61721 Armington, IL13.9 km away
62656 Lincoln, IL17.2 km away
62643 Hartsburg, IL18.9 km away
61774 Stanford, IL19.9 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.

Logan County91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
McLean County8.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area63.41 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density36 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2586, -89.2300

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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