Milmine, IL · standard
ZIP Code 61855
Piatt County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 96
- 4/sq mi
- $220,000
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Milmine pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 49th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 61855 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 61855 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Milmine, Piatt County, Illinois, home to just 96 residents across 26.7 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 61855, but per-capita income is $45,579. Local economic indicators show a 12.5% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. Housing costs here run $220,000 for a typical home value (15% above the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 83.3% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62, and the average commute is -. To put 61855 in local context, 7 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Piatt County, for a geography-aware comparison.
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 61855, Milmine, 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
96
Population
26.7
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 61855?
62.0
Median Age
62.5%
Male
37.5%
Female
0.0%
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?
$45,579
Per Capita Income
12.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
28
Total Housing Units
24
Occupied Units
4
Vacant Units
Occupancy Type
$220,000
Median Home Value
+15% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 61855 vs 61818 →
ZIP 61855 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 61856
Monticello (61856)
7,433 residents
- 62501 2,661
Argenta (62501)
2,661 residents
- 61813 1,971
Bement (61813)
1,971 residents
- 61818 1,665
Cerro Gordo (61818)
1,665 residents
- 61929 769
Hammond (61929)
769 residents
- 61830 478
Cisco (61830)
478 residents
- 61936 243
La Place (61936)
243 residents
- 61855 96
Milmine (61855)
96 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 61855 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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