PlainZIP

Viola, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Viola, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,552. 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 VIOLA-IL · Viola, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,552 pop · #9618/25278 · Mercer County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,889
  • RANK-UPPER #9618/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over North Henderson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,552
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $134,800

Nearest income peer: North Henderson, IL ( $5,427 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 Viola

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,552
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,889
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 61486 (1,552 residents). Household income $78,889 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 61486, is all of Viola

There is no split to weigh here: 61486 holds every one of Viola's 1,552 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Viola

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 151 employees , annual payroll $6,808k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61486 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Viola, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Viola. See the Mercer County roll-up →

Viola lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Mercer County: Sherrard, Matherville and Seaton earn more and Aledo, New Boston and New Windsor earn less. Joy marks the far end of that range at $41,645, 47% below Viola.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61486 1,552 $78,889 20 14
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Viola 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 Viola, .