PlainZIP

Brocton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brocton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 591. 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 BROCTON-IL · Brocton, IL 1 ZIPs · 591 pop · #16444/25278 · Edgar County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,875
  • RANK-LOWER #16444/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hume
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 591
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $88,000

Nearest income peer: Hume, IL (+ $1,708 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 Brocton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brocton 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, Brocton, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
591
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,875
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 $62,875 and poverty 8.6% concentrate in 61917.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 61917, is all of Brocton

There is no split to weigh here: 61917 holds every one of Brocton's 591 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Brocton

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 18 employees , annual payroll $1,220k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61917 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Brocton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Edgar County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brocton. See the Edgar County roll-up →

Brocton lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Edgar County: Chrisman, Kansas and Hume earn more and Paris, Metcalf and Vermilion earn less. Chrisman marks the far end of that range at $76,641, 22% above Brocton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61917 591 $62,875 8 4
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Brocton 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 Brocton, .