61261 Zip Code (Lyndon, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 635
Zip code population in 2010: 975
Zip code population in 2000: 963

Houses and condos: 384
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 61261: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 17.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,268 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,446 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 61261:

• High school or higher: 84.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 61261:

• Never married: 24.9%
• Now married: 47.9%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 10.9%
• Divorced: 15.0%

• 
• • 52783.5%White
  • 9314.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 71.1%Two or more races
  • 40.6%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 61261, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,424 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,424
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $38,660 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,660
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1019.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3333.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5660.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7953.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12530.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,379 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,379
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.7% for AGIs below $25k, 32.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 180.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,357 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,357
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.3% for AGIs below $25k, 286.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,317 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,317
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 438.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,825 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

61261:	$11,825
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 946.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,367 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,367
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $25k, 57.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 61261, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,652 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,652
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $32,720 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,720
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $821 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$821
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,200 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$7,786

Profit/loss from business: +$4,450 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,450
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,133 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

61261:	$7,133
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $15,114 (21% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,114
State:	$26,433

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,125 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,125
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $5,714 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

61261:	$5,714
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.7%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 42.9% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 61261, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,717 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,717
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $28,678 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,678
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.5% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,129 (reported on 43.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,129
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,000 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$412 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$412
State:	+$17,321

Profit/loss from business: +$3,857 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,857
State:	+$11,771

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,857 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,857
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $13,311 (27% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,311
State:	$20,239

Here:	27.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,447 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,447
State:	$3,719

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,348 (reported on 69.3% of returns)

61261:	$4,348
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,953 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,953
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.9%

Here:	64%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 52.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 61270, 61277, 61037, 61251, 61283, 61258.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 32
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 261

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 140 (53 now married, 86 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 61261 with a mortgage: 102 (15 second mortgage, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,013
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $458

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 61261 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 60$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 38$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 61261

• 9Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 55$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 15$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 61261

• 1$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 21$650 to $699
• 7$750 to $799
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 8$2,000 to $2,499
• 3$3,500 or more

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,135.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,331
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $139,051

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $116,803 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,373 - $149,576

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $125,921

Here:	$125,921
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $36,770

Here:	$36,770
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 261
• One, attached: 17
• 3 or 4: 13
• Mobile homes: 85

Unemployment: 5.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 61261

• 77.5%255Drove a car alone
• 9.1%30Carpooled
• 4.9%16Walked
• 6.7%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 61261

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 3310 to 14 minutes
• 2415 to 19 minutes
• 3920 to 24 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 2030 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 4845 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 635

• Male householders: 168 (43 living alone), Female householders: 126 (77 living alone)

• 124 spouses (122 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 119 children (115 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 33 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 13 2-persons, 11 3-persons

74 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 men, 13 women).

96.1% of residents of 61261 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 57% well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GIBSON OIL CO (100 W COMMERCIAL ST in LYNDON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

• GOLD STAR FS INCORPORATED (9506 LYNDON ROAD in LYNDON, IL)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND NEWSPAPERS
  Organizations: WHITESIDE FS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: WHITESIDE FS INC

• GOLD STAR FS INC (505 EAST COMMERCIAL STREET in LYNDON, IL)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

• CHAMBERLAIN TRUCKING (9551 WALNUT RD., RR #1 in LYNDON, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

Population in 1990: 936. Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+2.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 472
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 65
• South: 12
• West: 58

62% of the 61261 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

94% of the 61261 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• GIBSON OIL CO (540 W COMMERCIAL ST in LYNDON, IL; small business)

  $7,565 with Army for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2006-03-29. Completion date: 2006-03-30.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Framing Contractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 6. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 13 took place in 2014, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (37.6%), and Structure Fires (32.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 61261
• 3837.6%Outside Fires
• 3332.7%Structure Fires
• 2524.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 55.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 61261, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 61261 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	78.3 years
Kenneth	7	71.1 years
Robert	6	70.1 years
Henry	5	79.2 years
Hazel	5	75.8 years
Dorothy	4	79.8 years
Albert	4	83.7 years
Donald	4	70.7 years
William	4	82.2 years
Leonard	4	70.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 61261 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Harrington	5	81.2 years
Bolt	4	74.5 years
Pilgrim	4	79.0 years
Allen	4	83.2 years
Attig	3	81.7 years
Church	3	74.0 years
Bowen	3	78.3 years
Glazier	3	81.0 years
Francis	3	72.0 years
Brainerd	3	77.7 years