ZIP 61081 · Sterling
Who lives in ZIP code 61081 (Sterling, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sterling, IL · Whiteside County
uszips 2026
People20,844
Median age43.3
Household income$67,586
Home value$126,378
Median rent$870/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+22.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sterling, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Dixon-Sterling, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 65 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,884
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.5% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,150.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.7%
- Never married
- 33.4%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 52.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.