PlainZIP

Rapids City, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rapids City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 412. 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 RAPIDS-CITY-IL · Rapids City, IL 1 ZIPs · 412 pop · #13282/25278 · Rock Island County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,938
  • RANK-MID #13282/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Moline
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 412
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $219,000

Nearest income peer: Moline, IL ( $3,005 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 Rapids City

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
412
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,938
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 $69,938 and poverty 4.3% concentrate in 61278.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, River Grove is the closest lower-income city and Earlville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rapids City.

Population concentration

Rapids City's single ZIP 61278 carries the town

Rapids City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61278 is the entire residential footprint (412 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Rapids City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 105 employees , annual payroll $3,109k (~49 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61278 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (5) · also Construction · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Rapids City, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Rock Island County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rapids City. See the Rock Island County roll-up →

Rapids City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Rock Island County: Milan, Coal Valley and Port Byron earn more and Moline, Rock Island and East Moline earn less. Coal Valley marks the far end of that range at $113,220, 62% above Rapids City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61278 412 $69,938 20 158
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Rapids City 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 Rapids City, .