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Pontiac, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pontiac, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,460. 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 PONTIAC-IL · Pontiac, IL 1 ZIPs · 14,460 pop · #13730/25278 · Livingston County

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

  • INC-MID $68,781
  • RANK-MID #13730/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Long Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,460
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,400

Nearest income peer: Long Point, IL (+ $594 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 Pontiac

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

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,460
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,781
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 $68,781 and poverty 14.0% concentrate in 61764.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pontiac as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Pontiac's single ZIP 61764 carries the town

Pontiac is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61764 is the entire residential footprint (14,460 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Pontiac's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 331 establishments, 5,380 employees , annual payroll $264,033k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61764 (331 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (56) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Pontiac, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Livingston County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pontiac. See the Livingston County roll-up →

Pontiac sits in the lower half of Livingston County on income: Dwight, Fairbury and Forrest report more, and only Saunemin reports less. Odell marks the far end of that range at $91,154, 33% above Pontiac.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61764 14,460 $68,781 331 34
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Pontiac 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 Pontiac, .