ZIP 61251 · Fenton
Who lives in ZIP code 61251 (Fenton, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fenton, IL · Whiteside County
uszips 2026
People377
Median age36.1
Household income$79,464
Home value$185,426
Median rent—
Poverty8.5%
College degree+0.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sterling, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Dixon-Sterling, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 158
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.0% are 65 or older; 71.9% are adults.
Household income
38.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,500.
Education (adults 25+)
— of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 29.4%
- Divorced
- 20.1%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.52
- Dual-income families
- 76.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 76.0%
- Unemployment
- 10.0%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.2%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 3.7%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.