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Riverton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Riverton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,315. 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 RIVERTON-IL · Riverton, IL 1 ZIPs · 5,315 pop · #8710/25278 · Sangamon County

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

  • INC-HIGH $81,646
  • RANK-UPPER #8710/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pawnee
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,315
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,800

Nearest income peer: Pawnee, IL ( $540 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 Riverton

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,315
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,646
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 62561 (5,315 residents). Household income $81,646 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Riverton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Riverton reads through its lone ZIP, 62561

5,315 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62561 is not the leading code inside Riverton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Riverton

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 391 employees , annual payroll $18,599k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62561 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Riverton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Sangamon County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Riverton. See the Sangamon County roll-up →

Riverton sits in the lower half of Sangamon County on income: Chatham, Auburn and Rochester report more, Springfield and New Berlin report less. Sherman marks the far end of that range at $139,196, 70% above Riverton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62561 5,315 $81,646 52 77
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Riverton 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 Riverton, .