Potomac, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Potomac, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,391. 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 POTOMAC-IL · Potomac, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,391 pop · #14586/25278 · Vermilion County

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

  • INC-MID $66,786
  • RANK-MID #14586/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rossville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,391
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $118,500

Nearest income peer: Rossville, IL ( $536 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 Potomac

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,391
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,786
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 $66,786 and poverty 6.9% concentrate in 61865.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Potomac as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Potomac's single ZIP 61865 carries the town

Potomac is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61865 is the entire residential footprint (1,391 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 Potomac

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 86 employees , annual payroll $3,349k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61865 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Potomac, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Vermilion County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Potomac. See the Vermilion County roll-up →

Potomac sits in the upper half of Vermilion County on income: Danville, Hoopeston and Georgetown report less, while Catlin reports more. Tilton marks the far end of that range at $48,584, 27% below Potomac.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61865 1,391 $66,786 17 7

Potomac 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 Potomac, .