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61817 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61817 covers Catlin, Illinois, with a population of about 2,447 and a median household income of $68,359.

Population
2,44782 per square mile
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$68,35916% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7%5.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$173,848up 46.1% in five years
Median rent
$90426% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
26.9%8.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.3%9.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 61817 is

Catlin, 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

Population2,447
Median age41.9
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans6.8%
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$68,359
Income per person$38,156
Poverty rate7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k9.5%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k11.3%
$100–125k16.5%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,180
Mean adjusted gross income$70,426
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k22.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$126,500
Median gross rent$904
Rent as a share of household income23.1%
Owner-occupied74.3%
Vacant homes3.5%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house87%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units3.4%
Mobile home0.3%
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$173,848as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 46.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$173,848$63,965

$63,965 in 2000 to $173,848 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone84.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% 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 year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 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 use72.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 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 hours32.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above 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 establishments22
People employed92
Annual payroll$3,536,000
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 61.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.9 out of 100
Community resilience79.8 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.

Drought96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.1Very 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$68,359$81,702$78,538
Income per person$38,156$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$126,500$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$904$1,227$1,348
Homeownership74.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age41.938.938.7
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 stationDANVILLE, IL US9.4 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January35.3°F / 19.5°F2.47 in rain
February40.4°F / 22.9°F2.24 in rain
March52°F / 32.1°F3.23 in rain
April65.2°F / 42.3°F4.46 in rain
May75.3°F / 52.3°F4.63 in rain
June83.1°F / 61.3°F5.18 in rain
July85.4°F / 64.8°F4.34 in rain
August83.9°F / 63°F3.31 in rain
September78.9°F / 55.6°F3.26 in rain
October66.5°F / 44.3°F3.66 in rain
November51.9°F / 33.8°F3.7 in rain
December39.9°F / 24.9°F2.73 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket2% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 51287.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 412.7% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% 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.

61833 Tilton, IL6.4 km away
61883 Westville, IL7 km away
61858 Oakwood, IL8 km away
61834 Danville, IL10.6 km away
61832 Danville, IL10.7 km away
61841 Fairmount, IL11.3 km away
61846 Georgetown, IL11.9 km away
61857 Muncie, IL12.5 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.

Vermilion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.75 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density82 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0699, -87.7113

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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