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61853 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61853 covers Mahomet, Illinois, with a population of about 14,645 and a median household income of $114,974.

Population
14,645305 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$114,9741.4× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$353,732up 26.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,226about the Illinois median
Degree or higher
51.7%16.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.8%18.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
258

Where 61853 is

Mahomet, 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

Population14,645
Median age38.4
Family households81.6%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.6%
White (non-Hispanic)89.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans7.7%
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$114,974
Income per person$45,617
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k17.1%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k14.9%
$200k or more16.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,900
Mean adjusted gross income$114,334
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.9%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.5%
Returns, $200k or more11.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$281,500
Median gross rent$1,226
Rent as a share of household income35.8%
Owner-occupied83.8%
Vacant homes6.2%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house76.8%
Attached house4.2%
2 to 4 units4.5%
5 to 19 units5.2%
20 or more units3%
Mobile home6.3%
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$353,732as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.2%
Typical asking rent$1,781as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$353,732$165,604

$165,604 in 2003 to $353,732 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home12.4%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.2%
Health

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

Obesity31% 2.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.4% 9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.8% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.3% 10 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 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 disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments258
People employed1,642
Annual payroll$67,954,000
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 74.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.3 out of 100
Community resilience79.3 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.

Drought95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.1Very 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$114,974$81,702$78,538
Income per person$45,617$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$281,500$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,226$1,227$1,348
Homeownership83.8%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home12.4%14%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.438.938.7
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 stationCHAMPAIGN 9 SW, IL US16.1 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January33.1°F / 17.4°F2.33 in rain
February38°F / 21°F2 in rain
March50.2°F / 30.2°F2.86 in rain
April63.1°F / 39.9°F3.69 in rain
May73.5°F / 51°F4.56 in rain
June82.1°F / 59.7°F4.91 in rain
July83.6°F / 62.1°F4.31 in rain
August82.1°F / 59.8°F3.33 in rain
September77.4°F / 52.3°F3.13 in rain
October65.4°F / 41.3°F3.15 in rain
November50.1°F / 31.3°F3.06 in rain
December38.2°F / 23.3°F2.29 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 supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket17% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 376.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Fisher Community Unit School District 115.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 188% 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% 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.

61815 Bondville, IL9.4 km away
61826 Champaign, IL9.6 km away
61875 Seymour, IL10.3 km away
61854 Mansfield, IL10.8 km away
61822 Champaign, IL11.6 km away
61843 Fisher, IL11.8 km away
61821 Champaign, IL13.9 km away
61884 White Heath, IL15.1 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.

Champaign County92% of this ZIP code's land area
Piatt County8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area47.97 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density305 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1964, -88.3928

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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