Housing data for ZIP code 61071

Name: Housing in ZIP code 61071, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 61071 has an estimated 13,581 residents and 6,550 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Montmorency Township, Whiteside County.

24.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $797 (±$85) a month.

The median home value is $102,300 (±$10,439).

The median household income is $60,508 (±$7,708) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 13,581 (±393)
Median gross rent: $797
Median home value: $102,300
Households that rent: 24.2%

How ZIP code 61071 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 61071	Montmorency Township	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Residents	13,581 (±393)	2,539	54,947	12,694,798	334,922,499
Housing units	6,550 (±254)	1,019	25,837	5,457,452	143,775,355
Households that rent	24.2% (±3.7 points)	5.5%	23.1%	32.9%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$797 (±$85)	$1,125	$856	$1,274	$1,413
Median home value	$102,300 (±$10,439)	$163,800	$127,100	$263,300	$332,700
Median household income	$60,508 (±$7,708)	$92,147	$67,500	$83,390	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,396 (±$132)	$3,517	$2,598	$5,298	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	47.3% (±10.4 points)	32.5%	45.5%	47.9%	51.1%
Built before 1980	79.8% (±6.5 points)	69.5%	77.6%	63.4%	49.7%
Average commute	18.1 minutes (±1.3)	20.3 minutes	20.3 minutes	27.8 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	86.4% (±3.3 points)	89.1%	86.7%	90.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	40.5 years (±2.7)	43.7 years	43.0 years	39.0 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 61071, median gross rent is not measurably different from Whiteside County ($856).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 61071 is lower than in Montmorency Township as a whole ($1,125).

Its median home value is lower than in Montmorency Township as a whole ($163,800).

Among the 8 ZIP codes in Whiteside County with a published estimate, ZIP 61071 ranks 7 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 12 ZIP codes in Whiteside County with a published estimate, ZIP 61071 ranks 12 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 12 ZIP codes in Whiteside County with a published estimate, ZIP 61071 ranks 11 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 61071

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	20.0% (±6.6 points)	12.2%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	47.8% (±9.3 points)	55.6%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.2% (±8.2 points)	25.1%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±2.8 points)	4.5%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.7% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.8 points)	0.2%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.3% (±0.6 points)	1.3%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 47.8% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 61071

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$416 (±$200)
1 bedroom	$624 (±$56)
2 bedrooms	$809 (±$57)
3 bedrooms	$1,071 (±$89)
4 bedrooms	$741 (±$144)

Rent burden in ZIP code 61071

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	14.3% (±5.3 points)	16.8%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.8% (±6.7 points)	16.0%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.1% (±4.6 points)	11.4%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.5% (±6.4 points)	10.4%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.5% (±3.9 points)	8.4%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	40.8% (±9.6 points)	37.1%	39.0%	41.9%

47.3% (±10.4 points) of renting households in ZIP code 61071 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 61071

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	12.0% (±4.1 points)	6.9%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	37.1% (±5.0 points)	26.8%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	17.9% (±2.9 points)	24.0%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	16.6% (±3.0 points)	18.0%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	11.4% (±3.2 points)	16.0%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	3.8% (±1.4 points)	6.5%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	0.8% (±0.9 points)	1.3%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.6%	2.7%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 61071

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Single-family, detached	82.3% (±3.1 points)	81.5%	58.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.6% (±0.4 points)	1.9%	6.1%	6.2%
2 units	2.1% (±1.3 points)	3.9%	5.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	6.3% (±2.2 points)	3.6%	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.6% (±1.1 points)	2.5%	6.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.4% (±1.1 points)	1.0%	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.0% (±1.5 points)	3.0%	11.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.6% (±1.3 points)	2.3%	2.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 61071 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
2020 or later	0.4% (±0.4 points)	0.3%	0.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	3.7% (±2.0 points)	3.3%	5.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	3.1% (±0.8 points)	6.0%	11.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	8.4% (±2.3 points)	6.7%	10.5%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	4.6% (±1.5 points)	6.2%	9.2%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	24.3% (±3.3 points)	17.2%	14.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	13.3% (±2.1 points)	12.1%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	17.2% (±2.8 points)	15.8%	11.9%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	6.2% (±2.4 points)	7.2%	5.6%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	18.8% (±3.7 points)	25.3%	20.2%	11.7%

79.8% of the homes in ZIP code 61071 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 61071

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	82.6% (±3.5 points)	72.8%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	10.3% (±3.0 points)	14.0%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	5.1% (±1.4 points)	11.3%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.3% (±0.2 points)	1.1%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.4% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.3% (±0.3 points)	0.2%	0.8%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 61071 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 61071	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Drove alone	81.6% (±3.9 points)	80.8%	65.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	7.4% (±2.3 points)	8.6%	7.8%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.8% (±0.9 points)	0.3%	5.8%	3.2%
Walked	1.1% (±0.8 points)	2.7%	2.8%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.0% (±1.2 points)	1.5%	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.1% (±2.3 points)	6.1%	15.9%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 61071 take an average of 18.1 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 61071

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Montmorency Township	48%	$1,125	5.5%
Hume Township	22%	—	6.2%
Coloma Township	13%	$777	28.5%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 61071

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
61037	5.4 mi	—	$103,600	$70,357	0.0%
61243	7.4 mi	—	$172,700	$148,309	15.3%
61042	7.5 mi	$796	$153,600	$70,833	26.8%
61081	8.9 mi	$870	$123,400	$67,586	27.2%
61283	10 mi	$900	$122,300	$64,063	9.8%
61261	11 mi	—	$134,100	$64,375	10.7%
61021	14 mi	$879	$148,500	$69,127	27.2%
61376	14 mi	—	$128,400	$61,200	21.5%

Crime reported to police in Whiteside County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Whiteside County recorded 209 violent and 1,063 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 61071 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61071: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 61071

What is the median rent in ZIP code 61071?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61071 is $797 (±$85) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 61071?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 61071 is $102,300 (±$10,439) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 61071?

The median household income in ZIP code 61071 is $60,508 (±$7,708) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 61071 in?

Most of ZIP code 61071’s land lies in Montmorency Township; it also covers Hume Township, Coloma Township.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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