ZIP 61261 · Lyndon
Who lives in ZIP code 61261 (Lyndon, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lyndon, IL · Whiteside County
uszips 2026
People656
Median age60.0
Household income$64,375
Home value$131,608
Median rent—
Poverty2.9%
College degree+22.9%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sterling, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Dixon-Sterling, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 327
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.0% are 65 or older; 85.5% are adults.
Household income
17.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,761.
Education (adults 25+)
49.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.3%
- Never married
- 23.9%
- Divorced
- 9.2%
- Widowed
- 12.6%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 43.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.8%
- Veterans
- 8.2%
- With a disability
- 19.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.