ZIP 61048 · Lena
Who lives in ZIP code 61048 (Lena, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lena, IL · Stephenson County
uszips 2026
People3,786
Median age47.2
Household income$82,875
Home value$166,525
Median rent$664/mo
Poverty3.0%
College degree+24.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Freeport, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,641
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.3% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
37.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,838.
Education (adults 25+)
33.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.7%
- Never married
- 16.6%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 60.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.8%
- Rent burden
- 19.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 6.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.4%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 11.1%
- No health insurance
- 2.0%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.