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Farmer City, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Farmer City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,984. 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 FARMER-CITY-IL · Farmer City, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,984 pop · #9208/25278 · De Witt County

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

  • INC-HIGH $80,117
  • RANK-UPPER #9208/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Weldon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,984
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,500

Nearest income peer: Weldon, IL (+ $22 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 Farmer City

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

Top 36%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,984
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,117
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 61842 (2,984 residents). Household income $80,117 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Burbank is the closest lower-income city and Weldon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Farmer City.

Population concentration

Farmer City's single ZIP 61842 carries the town

Farmer City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61842 is the entire residential footprint (2,984 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 Farmer City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 64 establishments, 419 employees , annual payroll $19,703k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61842 (64 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Farmer City, IL

These ZIP codes sit in De Witt County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Farmer City. See the De Witt County roll-up →

Farmer City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing De Witt County: Wapella and Dewitt earn more and Clinton, Waynesville and Kenney earn less. Waynesville marks the far end of that range at $59,868, 25% below Farmer City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61842 2,984 $80,117 64 12
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Farmer City 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 Farmer City, .