PlainZIP

Fairbury, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairbury, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,897. 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 FAIRBURY-IL · Fairbury, IL 1 ZIPs · 4,897 pop · #10495/25278 · Livingston County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,555
  • RANK-MID #10495/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chatsworth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,897
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,400

Nearest income peer: Chatsworth, IL (+ $1,778 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 Fairbury

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

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,897
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,555
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 61739 (4,897 residents). Household income $76,555 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairbury as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Rio is the closest lower-income city and South Beloit the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairbury.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 61739, is all of Fairbury

There is no split to weigh here: 61739 holds every one of Fairbury's 4,897 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Fairbury's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 176 establishments, 1,574 employees , annual payroll $70,520k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61739 (176 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (29) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fairbury, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Livingston County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairbury. See the Livingston County roll-up →

Fairbury lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Livingston County: Forrest, Flanagan and Odell earn more and Pontiac, Dwight and Gridley earn less. Saunemin marks the far end of that range at $59,886, 22% below Fairbury.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61739 4,897 $76,555 176 19
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Fairbury 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 Fairbury, .