ZIP 61401 · Galesburg
Who lives in ZIP code 61401 (Galesburg, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Galesburg, IL · Knox County
uszips 2026
People30,580
Median age41.2
Household income$50,546
Home value$101,286
Median rent$810/mo
Poverty18.3%
College degree+22.2%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Galesburg, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 96 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,694
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
21.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,496.
Education (adults 25+)
40.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.4%
- Never married
- 38.2%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 46.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.9%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.5%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.