PlainZIP

Scales Mound, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scales Mound, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 958. 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 SCALES-MOUND-IL · Scales Mound, IL 1 ZIPs · 958 pop · #10891/25278 · Jo Daviess County

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

  • INC-HIGH $75,547
  • RANK-MID #10891/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Warren
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 958
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $225,500

Nearest income peer: Warren, IL (+ $1,774 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 Scales Mound

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Scales Mound on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Scales Mound, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
958
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,547
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 61075 (958 residents). Household income $75,547 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Coatsburg is the closest lower-income city and Baylis the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Scales Mound.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 61075, is all of Scales Mound

There is no split to weigh here: 61075 holds every one of Scales Mound's 958 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Scales Mound's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 35 establishments, 110 employees , annual payroll $5,369k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61075 (35 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (7) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Scales Mound, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Jo Daviess County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Scales Mound. See the Jo Daviess County roll-up →

Scales Mound lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Jo Daviess County: Galena, Elizabeth and Apple River earn more and East Dubuque, Stockton and Hanover earn less. Hanover marks the far end of that range at $45,938, 39% below Scales Mound.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61075 958 $75,547 35 7
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Scales Mound 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 Scales Mound, .