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61847 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61847 covers Gifford, Illinois, with a population of about 1,160 and a median household income of $85,703.

Population
1,16035 per square mile
Median age
50.912.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,703about the Illinois median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$229,308up 29.2% in five years
Median rent
$88328% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
22.4%12.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.1%23.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 61847 is

Gifford, 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

Population1,160
Median age50.9
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)94%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans7.5%
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$85,703
Income per person$41,017
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k18.1%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k13.5%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed580
Mean adjusted gross income$75,662
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.2%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$178,300
Median gross rent$883
Rent as a share of household income14.2%
Owner-occupied88.1%
Vacant homes5.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house84.4%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units3%
20 or more units4.2%
Mobile home5%
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$229,308as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$229,308$84,762

$84,762 in 2001 to $229,308 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home10.7%
Drives to work alone77.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.5%
Health

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

Obesity32.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 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%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65% 0.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed231
Annual payroll$8,415,000
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 76.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss81.6 out of 100
Community resilience79.1 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.

Drought98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.2Very 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$85,703$81,702$78,538
Income per person$41,017$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$178,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$883$1,227$1,348
Homeownership88.1%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%14.4%13.9%
Median age50.938.938.7
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 stationRANTOUL, IL US10.9 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January34.4°F / 15.8°F2.54 in rain
February39.6°F / 19.6°F2.01 in rain
March51.4°F / 29.3°F2.58 in rain
April64.3°F / 39.6°F3.98 in rain
May75.4°F / 51.3°F4.33 in rain
June84.9°F / 61.7°F4.61 in rain
July87.5°F / 64.1°F4.44 in rain
August85.9°F / 61.6°F3.86 in rain
September80.7°F / 54.3°F3.28 in rain
October67.3°F / 42.1°F3.32 in rain
November52.3°F / 31.4°F3.19 in rain
December39.8°F / 22.1°F2.21 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 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Gifford Community Consolidated School District 18841.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Rantoul Township High School District 19330.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Armstrong Township High School District 22519.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 1977.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 611% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% 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.

61862 Penfield, IL6.4 km away
61866 Rantoul, IL9.7 km away
60949 Ludlow, IL12 km away
61871 Royal, IL13.2 km away
61878 Thomasboro, IL14.6 km away
61812 Armstrong, IL15 km away
61865 Potomac, IL17.7 km away
60957 Paxton, IL18 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.

Champaign County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area33.52 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density35 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3028, -88.0317

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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