ZIP code 61279
61279 is in Mercer County, Illinois.
1,015Residents
$87,656Median household income
$1,125/moMedian gross rent
$161,500Median home value
41.5Median age
16%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
88%Homes lived in by their owners
1.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 15% of the median household income in ZIP 61279.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $45,000 a year. In Illinois that leaves roughly $3,009 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
Other ZIP codes in Mercer County
- 61231 $70,991
- 61281 $102,639
- 61272 $64,167
- 61412 $82,143
- 61486 $78,889
- 61465 $56,875
- 61260 $41,645
- 61263 $86,500
- 61476 $88,264
- 61442 $48,750
- 61466 $73,462
- 61276 $87,750
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, ZIP code tabulation areas. ZCTAs approximate postal ZIP codes and can differ from them. Small areas carry larger margins of error.