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61871 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61871 covers Royal, Illinois, with a population of about 317 and a median household income of $91,250.

Population
317198 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,2501.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
1.9%10.5 points below the US average
Median home value
$144,60042% below the Illinois median
Median rent
$1,04715% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
23.7%11.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 61871 is

Royal, 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

Population317
Median age40.6
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)90.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5.9%
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$91,250
Income per person$49,893
Poverty rate1.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k16.7%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k16.7%
$200k or more6.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$144,600
Median gross rent$1,047
Owner-occupied84.1%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house91.1%
Attached house2.1%
2 to 4 units6.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone82.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.1%
Health

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

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72% 7.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.4% 8.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed89
Annual payroll$2,924,000
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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 58.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss80.3 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.

Drought96.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.9Very 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$91,250$81,702$78,538
Income per person$49,893$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate1.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$144,600$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,047$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.1%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.638.938.7
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 stationOGDEN, IL US9.3 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January34°F / 18.2°F2.38 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February38.9°F / 21.6°F2.18 in rain, 9.3 in snow
March50.6°F / 30.2°F2.82 in rain, 3 in snow
April63.7°F / 40.8°F3.88 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73.3°F / 52.4°F4.96 in rain
June81.6°F / 62°F4.96 in rain
July83.6°F / 65.1°F4.39 in rain
August82.6°F / 62.9°F3.5 in rain
September77.9°F / 55.7°F3.35 in rain
October65.7°F / 44.3°F3.32 in rain
November51.1°F / 32.4°F3.15 in rain, 1 in snow
December39.3°F / 23.9°F2.35 in rain, 5.5 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 19750% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30550% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61859 Ogden, IL5.9 km away
61812 Armstrong, IL7.3 km away
61873 Saint Joseph, IL10.1 km away
61844 Fithian, IL11.4 km away
61862 Penfield, IL13.2 km away
61847 Gifford, IL13.2 km away
61857 Muncie, IL13.9 km away
61831 Collison, IL15.2 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 area1.6 sq mi
Population density198 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1924, -87.9742

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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