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Pekin, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pekin, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 43,810. 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 PEKIN-IL · Pekin, IL 1 ZIPs · 43,810 pop · #15340/25278 · Tazewell County

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

  • INC-MID $65,194
  • RANK-LOWER #15340/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Delavan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 43,810
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,600

Nearest income peer: Delavan, IL (+ $6,241 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 Pekin

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pekin 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, Pekin, 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
43,810
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,194
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 $65,194 and poverty 11.8% concentrate in 61554.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pekin as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Mulberry Grove is the closest lower-income city and Beardstown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pekin.

Population concentration

Pekin reads through its lone ZIP, 61554

43,810 ACS residents, one ZIP: 61554 is not the leading code inside Pekin, 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 Pekin's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 717 establishments, 9,339 employees , annual payroll $399,329k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61554 (717 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (110) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Pekin, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Tazewell County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pekin. See the Tazewell County roll-up →

Pekin sits in the lower half of Tazewell County on income: East Peoria, Washington and Morton report more, and only Creve Coeur reports less. Groveland marks the far end of that range at $128,125, 97% above Pekin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61554 43,810 $65,194 717 243
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Pekin 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 Pekin, .