PlainZIP

Charleston, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charleston, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,594. 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 CHARLESTON-IL · Charleston, IL 1 ZIPs · 25,594 pop · #20937/25278 · Coles County

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

  • INC-MID $52,429
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20937/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mattoon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,594
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $149,200

Nearest income peer: Mattoon, IL (+ $5,074 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 Charleston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Charleston 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, Charleston, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,594
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,429
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,429 average) · poverty 21.7%. The primary code (61920) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.3%) for this income tier, rent $812 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Charleston's single ZIP 61920 carries the town

Charleston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61920 is the entire residential footprint (25,594 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 Charleston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 429 establishments, 5,547 employees , annual payroll $190,841k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61920 (429 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (95) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Charleston, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Coles County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charleston. See the Coles County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Coles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Charleston, Mattoon, Ashmore and Lerna among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lerna marks the far end of that range at $79,605, 52% above Charleston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61920 25,594 $52,429 429 66
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Charleston 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 Charleston, .