ZIP 61842 · Farmer City
Who lives in ZIP code 61842 (Farmer City, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Farmer City, IL · De Witt County
uszips 2026
People2,620
Median age45.5
Household income$80,117
Home value$155,408
Median rent$492/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+19.9%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,073
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.9% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
36.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,329.
Education (adults 25+)
39.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.4%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 7.2%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 58.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.3%
- Farmers
- 6.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.