Housing data for ZIP code 61729

Name: Housing in ZIP code 61729, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 61729 has an estimated 1,263 residents and 436 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Montgomery Township (Woodford County), Woodford County.

15.9% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,027 (±$162) a month.

The median home value is $259,100 (±$50,696).

The median household income is $101,172 (±$26,455) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 1,263 (±311)
Median gross rent: $1,027
Median home value: $259,100
Households that rent: 15.9%

How ZIP code 61729 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 61729	Montgomery Township (Woodford County)	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Residents	1,263 (±311)	2,615	38,312	12,694,798	334,922,499
Housing units	436 (±87)	945	15,758	5,457,452	143,775,355
Households that rent	15.9% (±6.4 points)	12.2%	14.3%	32.9%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,027 (±$162)	$1,084	$912	$1,274	$1,413
Median home value	$259,100 (±$50,696)	$233,100	$197,600	$263,300	$332,700
Median household income	$101,172 (±$26,455)	$101,750	$91,483	$83,390	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$5,440 (±$927)	$4,681	$4,215	$5,298	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	13.9% (±11.8 points)	12.6%	44.2%	47.9%	51.1%
Built before 1980	64.5% (±15.8 points)	53.3%	62.1%	63.4%	49.7%
Average commute	20.6 minutes (±3.4)	20.5 minutes	25.0 minutes	27.8 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	97.0% (±2.2 points)	86.2%	87.7%	90.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	32.4 years (±7.5)	40.1 years	40.4 years	39.0 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 61729, median gross rent is not measurably different from Woodford County ($912).

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 61729 is not measurably different from Montgomery Township (Woodford County) as a whole ($1,084).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Montgomery Township (Woodford County) as a whole ($233,100).

Among the 12 ZIP codes in Woodford County with a published estimate, ZIP 61729 ranks 6 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 12 ZIP codes in Woodford County with a published estimate, ZIP 61729 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 12 ZIP codes in Woodford County with a published estimate, ZIP 61729 ranks 5 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 61729

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	15.4% (±18.8 points)	8.9%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	30.8% (±24.9 points)	49.0%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.4% (±20.8 points)	33.8%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	10.8% (±11.1 points)	6.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.7% (±11.1 points)	1.5%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±39.5 points)	0.6%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±39.5 points)	0.0%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.4% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 61729

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
1 bedroom	$1,083 (±$347)
2 bedrooms	$945 (±$232)
4 bedrooms	$1,148 (±$57)

Rent burden in ZIP code 61729

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	35.4% (±21.1 points)	16.4%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	29.2% (±18.8 points)	8.6%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.4% (±22.3 points)	19.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.2% (±12.0 points)	11.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.1% (±4.8 points)	13.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	10.8% (±10.8 points)	31.2%	39.0%	41.9%

13.9% (±11.8 points) of renting households in ZIP code 61729 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 61729

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	3.3% (±2.4 points)	5.9%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.8% (±1.2 points)	6.5%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	16.4% (±9.0 points)	19.4%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	17.5% (±9.6 points)	19.1%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	21.2% (±9.8 points)	23.8%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	30.6% (±11.7 points)	19.5%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	10.0% (±6.2 points)	5.2%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±9.9 points)	0.7%	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 61729

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Single-family, detached	89.0% (±5.6 points)	86.1%	58.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.1% (±2.2 points)	3.7%	6.1%	6.2%
2 units	3.4% (±2.0 points)	2.0%	5.2%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.8% (±1.6 points)	1.3%	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±8.2 points)	1.2%	6.3%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±8.2 points)	0.8%	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.2% (±0.8 points)	1.3%	11.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.4% (±4.6 points)	3.7%	2.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±8.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 61729 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
2020 or later	0.5% (±0.7 points)	1.1%	0.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	9.2% (±4.7 points)	5.6%	5.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	5.7% (±3.7 points)	14.0%	11.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	8.9% (±5.7 points)	10.1%	10.5%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	11.2% (±6.4 points)	7.1%	9.2%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	28.9% (±9.3 points)	14.9%	14.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	7.6% (±5.1 points)	11.1%	11.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	10.1% (±8.6 points)	12.1%	11.9%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	1.8% (±1.5 points)	5.7%	5.6%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	16.1% (±7.8 points)	18.3%	20.2%	11.7%

64.5% of the homes in ZIP code 61729 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 61729

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Utility gas	61.4% (±9.6 points)	65.6%	75.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±8.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	17.6% (±8.1 points)	18.8%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.6% (±8.2 points)	13.5%	4.2%	4.9%
Wood	2.3% (±3.3 points)	0.8%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±8.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±8.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.2% (±0.7 points)	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.9% (±2.8 points)	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 61729 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 61729	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Drove alone	74.6% (±8.2 points)	79.4%	65.9%	68.8%
Carpooled	2.3% (±2.2 points)	6.5%	7.8%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±6.3 points)	0.2%	5.8%	3.2%
Walked	8.2% (±6.0 points)	1.7%	2.8%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.3% (±1.1 points)	0.6%	1.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	14.6% (±7.3 points)	11.5%	15.9%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 61729 take an average of 20.6 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 61729

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
Montgomery Township (Woodford County)	86%	$1,084	12.2%

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 61729

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
61742	2.7 mi	$1,135	$240,000	$111,875	8.4%
61725	5.3 mi	$1,348	$261,200	$126,083	6.1%
61733	5.7 mi	$1,152	$202,400	$98,281	15.4%
61530	6.0 mi	$706	$163,200	$68,536	24.5%
61732	6.9 mi	$1,228	$224,400	$107,941	9.3%
61771	7.0 mi	$782	$317,900	$101,600	4.6%
61755	9.5 mi	$835	$203,600	$102,225	15.8%
61705	11 mi	$1,276	$328,200	$120,547	19.0%

ZIP code 61729 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61729: 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 61729

What is the median rent in ZIP code 61729?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61729 is $1,027 (±$162) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 61729?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 61729 is $259,100 (±$50,696) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 61729?

The median household income in ZIP code 61729 is $101,172 (±$26,455) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 61729 in?

ZIP code 61729 lies mostly in Montgomery Township (Woodford 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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