ZIP 61018 · Dakota
Who lives in ZIP code 61018 (Dakota, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dakota, IL · Stephenson County
uszips 2026
People1,034
Median age41.2
Household income$76,471
Home value$168,281
Median rent$656/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+16.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Freeport, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 416
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 75.0% are adults.
Household income
33.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,625.
Education (adults 25+)
61.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 34.1%
- Divorced
- 6.0%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 54.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.0%
- Farmers
- 11.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.1%
- Veterans
- 3.1%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.