PlainZIP

Oquawka, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oquawka, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,184. 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 OQUAWKA-IL · Oquawka, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,184 pop · #20004/25278 · Henderson County

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

  • INC-MID $54,932
  • RANK-LOWER #20004/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stronghurst
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,184
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $105,400

Nearest income peer: Stronghurst, IL (+ $3,818 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 Oquawka

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oquawka 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, Oquawka, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,184
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,932
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,932 average) · poverty 12.3%. The primary code (61469) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Oquawka reads through its lone ZIP, 61469

2,184 ACS residents, one ZIP: 61469 is not the leading code inside Oquawka, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Oquawka

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 218 employees , annual payroll $6,624k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61469 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Oquawka, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Henderson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oquawka. See the Henderson County roll-up →

Oquawka sits in the lower half of Henderson County on income: Stronghurst, Gladstone and Biggsville report more, and only Lomax reports less. Biggsville marks the far end of that range at $84,375, 54% above Oquawka.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61469 2,184 $54,932 30 19
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Oquawka 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 Oquawka, .