ZIP 61039 · German Valley
Who lives in ZIP code 61039 (German Valley, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
German Valley, IL · Stephenson County
uszips 2026
People824
Median age37.2
Household income$84,107
Home value$179,720
Median rent$954/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+38.4%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Freeport, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 331
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 71.5% are adults.
Household income
42.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,292.
Education (adults 25+)
19.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.1%
- Never married
- 20.4%
- Divorced
- 7.9%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 68.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.6%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 18.9%
- Farmers
- 10.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.6%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.