ZIP 60966 · Sheldon
Who lives in ZIP code 60966 (Sheldon, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sheldon, IL · Iroquois County
uszips 2026
People1,385
Median age44.5
Household income$46,944
Home value$85,533
Median rent$739/mo
Poverty18.2%
College degree+10.6%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 636
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
29.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,516.
Education (adults 25+)
24.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.6%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 18.9%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 48.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.4%
- Rent burden
- 23.1%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 15.9%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 6.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.2%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 21.7%
- No health insurance
- 9.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.