PlainZIP

Rantoul, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rantoul, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,048. 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 RANTOUL-IL · Rantoul, IL 1 ZIPs · 14,048 pop · #21552/25278 · Champaign County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,686
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21552/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Urbana
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,048
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $121,300

Nearest income peer: Urbana, IL ( $1,786 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 Rantoul

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

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,048
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,686
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 ($50,686 average) · poverty 15.9%. The primary code (61866) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.1%) for this income tier, rent $884 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Rantoul's single ZIP 61866 carries the town

Rantoul is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61866 is the entire residential footprint (14,048 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 Rantoul's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 225 establishments, 4,096 employees , annual payroll $162,895k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61866 (225 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Rantoul, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Champaign County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rantoul. See the Champaign County roll-up →

Rantoul sits in the lower half of Champaign County on income: Champaign, Mahomet and Savoy report more, and only Urbana reports less. Saint Joseph marks the far end of that range at $117,578, 132% above Rantoul.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61866 14,048 $50,686 225 68
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Rantoul 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 Rantoul, .