ZIP 61856 · Monticello
Who lives in ZIP code 61856 (Monticello, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Monticello, IL · Piatt County
uszips 2026
People8,226
Median age42.9
Household income$103,559
Home value$230,635
Median rent$1,398/mo
Poverty4.5%
College degree+42.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Wider region
- Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 29 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,400
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.8% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
52.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,915.
Education (adults 25+)
40.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.5%
- Never married
- 21.2%
- Divorced
- 8.4%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 57.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.7%
- Rent burden
- 17.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 0.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 3.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.8%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.