PlainZIP

Melvin, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melvin, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 684. 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 MELVIN-IL · Melvin, IL 1 ZIPs · 684 pop · #14448/25278 · Ford County

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

  • INC-MID $67,083
  • RANK-MID #14448/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Paxton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 684
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $88,100

Nearest income peer: Paxton, IL (+ $1,931 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 Melvin

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
684
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,083
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 $67,083 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 60952.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melvin as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Melvin's single ZIP 60952 carries the town

Melvin is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 60952 is the entire residential footprint (684 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Melvin

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 55 employees , annual payroll $4,235k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60952 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Melvin, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Ford County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melvin. See the Ford County roll-up →

Melvin lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Ford County: Paxton, Sibley and Kempton earn more and Gibson City, Piper City and Cabery earn less. Sibley marks the far end of that range at $83,750, 25% above Melvin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60952 684 $67,083 10 6
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Melvin 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 Melvin, .