PlainZIP

Benson, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benson, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 720. 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 BENSON-IL · Benson, IL 1 ZIPs · 720 pop · #8664/25278 · Woodford County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $81,833
  • RANK-UPPER #8664/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under El Paso
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 97% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 720
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $118,100

Nearest income peer: El Paso, IL (+ $3,093 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 Benson

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benson, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
720
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,833
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 61516 (720 residents). Household income $81,833 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Benson's single ZIP 61516 carries the town

Benson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61516 is the entire residential footprint (720 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Benson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 49 employees , annual payroll $1,873k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61516 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Benson, IL

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

Benson lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Woodford County: Metamora, El Paso and Roanoke earn more and Eureka, Minonk and Washburn earn less. Metamora marks the far end of that range at $128,559, 57% above Benson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61516 720 $81,833 12 9
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Benson 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 Benson, .