Pesotum, IL · standard
ZIP Code 61863
Champaign County, Illinois — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 814
- 10/sq mi
- $78,125
- Median income
- $181,300
- Median home value
- 39.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Pesotum pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 41%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 38th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 10
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 61863 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 61863 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 83.9 square miles in Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois. The area is home to 814 residents, producing a population density of 10 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 61863 against Illinois and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 61863 sits at $78,125 (2% below the Illinois average), while per-capita income is $41,339. The poverty rate stands at 4.2% and the unemployment rate at 4.8%. On housing, the median home value is $181,300 (6% below the state average) with median rent at $1,554 per month, and 91.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 61863 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 39.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.5, and the average commute is —. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Champaign County, so you can benchmark 61863 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 61863, Pesotum, IL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
814
Population
83.9
Area (sq mi)
10
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 61863?
45.5
Median Age
48.7%
Male
51.3%
Female
2.3%
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?
$78,125
Median Household Income
-2% vs state
$41,339
Per Capita Income
4.2%
Poverty Rate
4.8%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 61863 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$78,125 Top 41% higher than 59% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
347
Total Housing Units
334
Occupied Units
13
Vacant Units
2.53
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$181,300
Median Home Value
-6% vs state
$1,554
Median Rent
1961
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 61863, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,609,000.
5
Businesses
15
Employees
$1.6M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 61863 vs 61880 →
ZIP 61863 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 61874
Savoy (61874)
7,114 residents
- 61953
Tuscola (61953)
6,216 residents
- 61880
Tolono (61880)
4,183 residents
- 61956
Villa Grove (61956)
2,909 residents
- 61864 1,715
Philo (61864)
1,715 residents
- 61863 814
Pesotum (61863)
814 residents
- 61919 813
Camargo (61919)
813 residents
- 61872 760
Sadorus (61872)
760 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 61863 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 61863 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 61872
Sadorus (61872)
$117,821 median income
- 61864
Philo (61864)
$110,139 median income
- 61874
Savoy (61874)
$91,667 median income
- 61919
Camargo (61919)
$87,188 median income
- 61880
Tolono (61880)
$85,536 median income
- 61953
Tuscola (61953)
$78,214 median income
- 61863
Pesotum (61863)
$78,125 median income
- 61956
Villa Grove (61956)
$75,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 61863 ranks #7 of 8 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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