ZIP 61516 · Benson
Who lives in ZIP code 61516 (Benson, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benson, IL · Woodford County
uszips 2026
People627
Median age40.4
Household income$81,833
Home value$117,253
Median rent$950/mo
Poverty2.4%
College degree+18.6%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Peoria, IL
- Wider region
- Peoria-Canton, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 274
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
36.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,667.
Education (adults 25+)
38.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 7.0%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 54.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.4%
- Rent burden
- 11.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.1%
- Farmers
- 9.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 8.6%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.