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Forsyth, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forsyth, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,534. 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 FORSYTH-IL · Forsyth, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,534 pop · #2864/25278 · Macon County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $112,000
  • RANK-TOP #2864/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mt Zion
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,534
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $281,000

Nearest income peer: Mt Zion, IL ( $11,434 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 Forsyth

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

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,534
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$112,000
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $112,000 and home value $281,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 59.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Goodfield is the closest lower-income city and Oak Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forsyth.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62535, is all of Forsyth

There is no split to weigh here: 62535 holds every one of Forsyth's 3,534 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 Forsyth's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 127 establishments, 2,106 employees , annual payroll $82,693k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62535 (127 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Forsyth, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Macon County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forsyth. See the Macon County roll-up →

No other city sharing Macon County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Forsyth. Decatur, Mt Zion and Argenta sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Decatur marks the far end of that range at $44,865, 60% below Forsyth.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62535 3,534 $112,000 127 367
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Forsyth 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 Forsyth, .