Housing data for ZIP code 61073

Name: Housing in ZIP code 61073, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 61073 has an estimated 20,194 residents and 7,587 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Roscoe Township, Winnebago County.

19.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,441 (±$98) a month.

The median home value is $239,100 (±$8,899).

The median household income is $102,064 (±$6,750) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 20,194 (±752)
Median gross rent: $1,441
Median home value: $239,100
Households that rent: 19.7%

How ZIP code 61073 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 61073	Roscoe Township	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Residents	20,194 (±752)	20,134	283,292	12,694,798	334,922,499
Housing units	7,587 (±374)	7,656	125,002	5,457,452	143,775,355
Households that rent	19.7% (±2.9 points)	17.1%	34.1%	32.9%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,441 (±$98)	$1,600	$1,021	$1,274	$1,413
Median home value	$239,100 (±$8,899)	$243,600	$164,500	$263,300	$332,700
Median household income	$102,064 (±$6,750)	$108,711	$65,837	$83,390	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$5,937 (±$269)	$5,739	$3,930	$5,298	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	45.2% (±12.8 points)	39.2%	49.8%	47.9%	51.1%
Built before 1980	26.2% (±4.5 points)	26.4%	63.5%	63.4%	49.7%
Average commute	27.1 minutes (±1.7)	26.5 minutes	23.0 minutes	27.8 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	93.5% (±2.5 points)	95.7%	88.8%	90.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	38.8 years (±2.1)	38.5 years	39.6 years	39.0 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 61073, median gross rent is higher than in Winnebago County ($1,021).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 61073 is lower than in Roscoe Township as a whole ($1,600).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Roscoe Township as a whole ($243,600).

Among the 18 ZIP codes in Winnebago County with a published estimate, ZIP 61073 ranks 1 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 18 ZIP codes in Winnebago County with a published estimate, ZIP 61073 ranks 1 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 19 ZIP codes in Winnebago County with a published estimate, ZIP 61073 ranks 2 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 61073

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±1.3 points)	8.5%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.1% (±6.5 points)	39.5%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	42.3% (±9.6 points)	37.7%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.6% (±9.4 points)	10.1%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.3% (±5.5 points)	2.4%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.2% (±2.6 points)	0.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.8% (±3.1 points)	1.1%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.3% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 61073

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
1 bedroom	$840 (±$330)
2 bedrooms	$1,341 (±$92)
3 bedrooms	$1,744 (±$122)
4 bedrooms	$2,141 (±$193)

Rent burden in ZIP code 61073

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	10.1% (±5.9 points)	13.8%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.1% (±10.0 points)	13.8%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.9% (±7.6 points)	12.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.6% (±4.6 points)	9.7%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.8% (±7.7 points)	9.2%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	31.4% (±10.2 points)	40.6%	39.0%	41.9%

45.2% (±12.8 points) of renting households in ZIP code 61073 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 61073

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	3.9% (±2.3 points)	6.7%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	4.7% (±3.2 points)	15.9%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	6.0% (±2.0 points)	20.5%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	13.4% (±3.2 points)	21.4%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	42.3% (±4.8 points)	23.4%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	23.1% (±3.8 points)	10.1%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	6.6% (±4.6 points)	1.8%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±0.6 points)	0.3%	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 61073

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Single-family, detached	81.2% (±2.6 points)	70.4%	58.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.6% (±1.7 points)	4.3%	6.1%	6.2%
2 units	0.7% (±0.6 points)	6.1%	5.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	10.9% (±2.2 points)	6.4%	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.3% (±0.6 points)	3.7%	6.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.3% (±0.5 points)	2.7%	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±0.5 points)	5.1%	11.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.0% (±1.3 points)	1.3%	2.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 61073 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
2020 or later	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.3%	0.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	7.4% (±3.3 points)	2.3%	5.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	26.2% (±3.6 points)	11.0%	11.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	24.0% (±3.2 points)	12.4%	10.5%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	16.0% (±2.7 points)	10.5%	9.2%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	15.6% (±3.0 points)	15.0%	14.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	2.7% (±1.3 points)	13.0%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	5.5% (±2.8 points)	13.8%	11.9%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.6% (±0.6 points)	6.2%	5.6%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	1.8% (±1.1 points)	15.5%	20.2%	11.7%

26.2% of the homes in ZIP code 61073 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 61073

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	89.8% (±2.3 points)	83.5%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	7.6% (±2.1 points)	12.6%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.8% (±1.0 points)	2.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.5 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.7%	0.8%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 61073 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 61073	Winnebago County	Illinois	United States
Drove alone	77.5% (±3.7 points)	76.8%	65.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.7% (±2.1 points)	10.2%	7.8%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.5%	5.8%	3.2%
Walked	1.2% (±1.3 points)	1.1%	2.8%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.6% (±0.5 points)	1.5%	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	13.9% (±2.8 points)	9.8%	15.9%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 61073 take an average of 27.1 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 61073

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
Roscoe Township	68%	$1,600	17.1%
Roscoe	34%	$1,437	28.8%
Harlem Township (Winnebago County)	23%	$1,150	23.4%

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 61073

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
61080	4.0 mi	$942	$181,200	$76,579	27.1%
61115	4.5 mi	$1,104	$172,600	$75,363	20.5%
61011	5.4 mi	$1,685	$311,900	$127,273	6.5%
61111	6.1 mi	$1,119	$158,600	$61,393	39.6%
61103	7.5 mi	$934	$115,500	$51,161	48.4%
61072	7.5 mi	$976	$237,600	$104,938	16.4%
61114	8.1 mi	$1,288	$204,300	$85,568	28.9%
61065	8.2 mi	$1,452	$217,300	$97,386	7.4%

ZIP code 61073 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61073: 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 61073

What is the median rent in ZIP code 61073?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61073 is $1,441 (±$98) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 61073?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 61073 is $239,100 (±$8,899) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 61073?

The median household income in ZIP code 61073 is $102,064 (±$6,750) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 61073 in?

Most of ZIP code 61073’s land lies in Roscoe Township; it also covers Roscoe, Harlem Township (Winnebago County).

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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