PlainZIP

Normal, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Normal, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 52,879. 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 NORMAL-IL · Normal, IL 1 ZIPs · 52,879 pop · #15299/25278 · McLean County

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

  • INC-MID $65,275
  • RANK-LOWER #15299/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Chenoa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-SMALL 52,879
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,600

Nearest income peer: Chenoa, IL (+ $12,525 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 Normal

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
52,879
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,275
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 $65,275 and poverty 21.2% concentrate in 61761.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.0%) for this income tier, rent $966 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Normal reads through its lone ZIP, 61761

52,879 ACS residents, one ZIP: 61761 is not the leading code inside Normal, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Normal's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 803 establishments, 21,507 employees , annual payroll $1,927,039k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61761 (803 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (128) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Normal, IL

These ZIP codes sit in McLean County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Normal. See the McLean County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing McLean County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Normal, Bloomington, Heyworth and Le Roy among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hudson marks the far end of that range at $128,036, 96% above Normal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61761 52,879 $65,275 803 481
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Normal 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 Normal, .