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Prophetstown, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Prophetstown, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,355. 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 PROPHETSTOWN-IL · Prophetstown, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,355 pop · #13104/25278 · Whiteside County

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

  • INC-MID $70,363
  • RANK-MID #13104/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Galt
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,355
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $148,200

Nearest income peer: Galt, IL ( $6 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 Prophetstown

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,355
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,363
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 $70,363 and poverty 9.5% concentrate in 61277.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Prophetstown as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Prophetstown's single ZIP 61277 carries the town

Prophetstown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61277 is the entire residential footprint (3,355 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 Prophetstown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 65 establishments, 748 employees , annual payroll $34,057k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61277 (65 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Prophetstown, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Whiteside County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Prophetstown. See the Whiteside County roll-up →

Prophetstown lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Whiteside County: Morrison, Erie and Fenton earn more and Sterling, Rock Falls and Fulton earn less. Deer Grove marks the far end of that range at $148,309, 111% above Prophetstown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61277 3,355 $70,363 65 10
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Prophetstown 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 Prophetstown, .