Median household income (1999): $49,408
Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,040
| This zip code | $53,040 | | Illinois: | $50,260 |
Nearest zip codes: 62684, 62520, 62693, 62702, 62701, 62703.
Housing units in zip code 62561 with a mortgage: 849 (101 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 367
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,012
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $352
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 38
- 1995 to 1998: 186
- 1990 to 1994: 234
- 1980 to 1989: 292
- 1970 to 1979: 477
- 1960 to 1969: 223
- 1950 to 1959: 103
- 1940 to 1949: 43
- 1939 or earlier: 340
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Riverton, IL (62561):
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 41
- 2 bedrooms: 295
- 3 bedrooms: 938
- 4 bedrooms: 182
- 5 or more bedrooms: 25
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 93
- 2 bedrooms: 162
- 3 bedrooms: 104
- 4 bedrooms: 2
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 62561 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 58
- 1 vehicle: 328
- 2 vehicles: 697
- 3 vehicles: 301
- 4 vehicles: 82
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 40
- 1 vehicle: 151
- 2 vehicles: 139
- 3 vehicles: 20
- 4 vehicles: 11
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 62561:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 31
- $50,000 to $59,999: 118
- $60,000 to $69,999: 66
- $70,000 to $79,999: 134
- $80,000 to $89,999: 177
- $90,000 to $99,999: 154
- $100,000 to $124,999: 243
- $125,000 to $149,999: 124
- $150,000 to $174,999: 82
- $175,000 to $199,999: 32
- $200,000 to $249,999: 29
- $250,000 to $299,999: 2
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
- $400,000 to $499,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 62561:
- $150 to $199: 12
- $200 to $249: 10
- $250 to $299: 27
- $300 to $349: 64
- $350 to $399: 68
- $400 to $449: 16
- $450 to $499: 24
- $500 to $549: 22
- $550 to $599: 31
- $600 to $649: 28
- $650 to $699: 28
- $900 to $999: 3
- No cash rent: 28
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,753
- Two or more races householders: $69,241
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $349,857
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,546
- One, attached: 33
- Two: 68
- 3 or 4: 23
- 5 to 9: 43
- 10 to 19: 25
- 20 to 49: 8
- Mobile homes: 190

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,320 (89%)
- Carpooled: 226 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 19 (1%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 21 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 71
- 5 to 9 minutes: 184
- 10 to 14 minutes: 262
- 15 to 19 minutes: 467
- 20 to 24 minutes: 868
- 25 to 29 minutes: 241
- 30 to 34 minutes: 273
- 35 to 39 minutes: 44
- 40 to 44 minutes: 34
- 45 to 59 minutes: 91
- 60 to 89 minutes: 29
- 90 or more minutes: 15
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,690
- In family households: 4,127 (1,091 male householders, 257 female householders)
1,120 spouses, 1,479 children (1,298 natural, 40 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 13 other relatives, 99 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 563 (233 male householders (191 living alone)), 261 female householders (235 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 585 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 279 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 426 1-person, 56 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
951 married couples with children.
270 single-parent households (59 men, 211 women).
97.8% of residents of 62561 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 29% well, 4% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 6 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.1% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 1
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 3
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 927
- Italian: 479
- English: 464
- Irish: 442
- United States or American: 307
- Other groups: 127
- Scotch-Irish: 126
- French (except Basque): 77
- Polish: 65
- Scottish: 61
- Dutch: 58
- Norwegian: 37
- Lithuanian: 33
- Danish: 31
- Hungarian: 27
- Welsh: 21
- Swedish: 16
- Portuguese: 12
- Slovak: 11
- Austrian: 10
- Croatian: 9
- Finnish: 6
- Greek: 6
- Swiss: 5
- Czech: 5
- Belgian: 3
- Scandinavian: 2
- British: 2
- European: 2
- Czechoslovakian: 2
- Yugoslavian: 2
- Subsaharan African:: 1
- South African: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Electricity (8%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4028
- Northeast: 81
- Midwest: 408
- South: 65
- West: 93
62% of the 62561 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 3,921. Population change in the 1990s: +829 (+21.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
| Here: | 3.8% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 1.8% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 6.9% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Radio Stations (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Industrial Launderers (20-49: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
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