ZIP 61414 · Altona
Who lives in ZIP code 61414 (Altona, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altona, IL · Knox County
uszips 2026
People696
Median age57.6
Household income$48,929
Home value$142,296
Median rent$940/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+14.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Galesburg, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 332
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.9% are 65 or older; 85.3% are adults.
Household income
23.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,125.
Education (adults 25+)
39.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.9%
- Never married
- 19.9%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 43.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 95.2%
- Rent burden
- 17.1%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 15.6%
- Self-employed
- 20.5%
- Farmers
- 10.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.3%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.