PlainZIP

Aledo, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Aledo, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,627. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALEDO-IL · Aledo, IL 1 ZIPs · 5,627 pop · #12838/25278 · Mercer County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,991
  • RANK-MID #12838/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under North Henderson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,627
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $147,600

Nearest income peer: North Henderson, IL (+ $2,471 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Aledo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Aledo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Aledo, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,627
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,991
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,991 and poverty 11.5% concentrate in 61231.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Aledo as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Carterville is the closest lower-income city and Marion the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Aledo.

Population concentration

Aledo's single ZIP 61231 carries the town

Aledo is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61231 is the entire residential footprint (5,627 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Aledo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 156 establishments, 1,696 employees , annual payroll $72,026k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61231 (156 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (24) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Aledo, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Aledo. See the Mercer County roll-up →

Aledo lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Mercer County: Sherrard, Viola and Matherville earn more and New Boston, New Windsor and Joy earn less. Sherrard marks the far end of that range at $102,639, 45% above Aledo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61231 5,627 $70,991 156 15
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Aledo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Aledo, .