La Place, IL · standard
ZIP Code 61936
Piatt County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 243
- 42/sq mi
- $86,800
- Median home value
- 13.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
La Place pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 42
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 61936 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 61936 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in La Place, Piatt County, Illinois, home to just 243 residents across 5.8 square miles, a density of 42 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 61936, but per-capita income is $18,865. 35.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 30.6%. The typical home here is valued at $86,800 (55% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 100.0% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 29.1, and the average commute is -. We also surface 8 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Piatt County, so you can benchmark 61936 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
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 61936, La Place, 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
243
Population
5.8
Area (sq mi)
42
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 61936?
29.1
Median Age
43.5%
Male
56.5%
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?
$18,865
Per Capita Income
35.3%
Poverty Rate
30.6%
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?
53
Total Housing Units
53
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
3.21
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$86,800
Median Home Value
-55% vs state
1954
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 61936, employing approximately 41 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,562,000.
6
Businesses
41
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 61936 vs 61818 →
ZIP 61936 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62549
Mt Zion (62549)
6,269 residents
- 62501
Argenta (62501)
2,661 residents
- 61937 2,022
Lovington (61937)
2,022 residents
- 61818 1,665
Cerro Gordo (61818)
1,665 residents
- 62554 1,563
Oreana (62554)
1,563 residents
- 61925 912
Dalton City (61925)
912 residents
- 61929 769
Hammond (61929)
769 residents
- 61936 243
La Place (61936)
243 residents
- 61855 96
Milmine (61855)
96 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 61936 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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