Dakota, IL · standard
ZIP Code 61018
Stephenson County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,080
- 13/sq mi
- $76,471
- Median income
- $157,800
- Median home value
- 16.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Dakota pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 43%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 28th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 13
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 61018 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 61018 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois, home to just 1,080 residents across 83.7 square miles, a density of 13 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 61018 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $76,471 (4% below the average Illinois ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,163. The poverty rate is 9.6%, with unemployment at 3.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $157,800 (18% below the average Illinois ZIP), and median rent is $656; owner occupancy is 76.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.2, and the average commute is 25 minutes. The page also surfaces 7 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Stephenson County, so 61018 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 61018, Dakota, IL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,080
Population
83.7
Area (sq mi)
13
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 61018?
41.2
Median Age
53.1%
Male
46.9%
Female
3.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$76,471
Median Household Income
-4% vs state ZIP avg
$31,163
Per Capita Income
9.6%
Poverty Rate
3.1%
Unemployment Rate
24.6 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
459housing units
459
Total Housing Units
416
Occupied Units
43
Vacant Units
2.49
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$157,800
Median Home Value
-18% vs state ZIP avg
$656
Median Rent
1954
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 61018, employing approximately 788 people with a combined annual payroll of $44,779,000.
15
Businesses
788
Employees
$44.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 61018 vs 61070 →
ZIP 61018 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 61032
Freeport (61032)
31,651 residents
- 61019 3,550
Davis (61019)
3,550 residents
- 61060 1,432
Orangeville (61060)
1,432 residents
- 53550 1,239
Juda (53550)
1,239 residents
- 61070 1,130
Rock City (61070)
1,130 residents
- 61018 1,080
Dakota (61018)
1,080 residents
- 61067 811
Ridott (61067)
811 residents
- 61013 528
Cedarville (61013)
528 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 61018 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 61018 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 61019
Davis (61019)
$105,150 median income
- 61070
Rock City (61070)
$84,167 median income
- 61060
Orangeville (61060)
$76,726 median income
- 61018
Dakota (61018)
$76,471 median income
- 53550
Juda (53550)
$73,438 median income
- 61013
Cedarville (61013)
$67,569 median income
- 61067
Ridott (61067)
$66,563 median income
- 61032
Freeport (61032)
$56,593 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 61018 ranks #4 of 8 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 61018, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,080 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.