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ZIP Code 61866 · Rantoul, IL

Champaign County · pop 13,470 · ACS 2020–2024

The median household income in ZIP Code 61866 (Rantoul, IL) is $50,686, higher than 7% of the other ZIP Codes in Illinois.

Its FHFA home price index changed +54.7% over the five years to 2025.

01 — Where it stands

$50,686
Median household income
± $5,479 MOE
$121,300
Median home value
± $10,891 MOE
$884
Median gross rent
15.9%
Poverty rate
Percentiles for ZIP Code 61866 within Champaign County, Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureValueCounty percentileState percentileU.S. percentile
Median household income$50,686 ± $5,47912th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)7th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)13th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Per capita income$29,48212th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)11th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)21st percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Poverty rate15.9%87th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)80th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)71st percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher12.7%0th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)7th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)10th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Owner-occupied homes57.1%12th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)9th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)15th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Housing vacancy rate11.9%81st percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)75th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)60th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Median home value$121,300 ± $10,8916th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)23rd percentile (916 ZIP Codes compared)11th percentile (22,833 ZIP Codes compared)
Median gross rent$8846th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)37th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)30th percentile (22,865 ZIP Codes compared)
Income inequality (Gini index)0.41143rd percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)45th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)36th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Average adjusted gross income per return$47,3600th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)5th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)7th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Returns with AGI of $200,000 or more1.3%0th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)15th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)17th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Home price index, 5-year change+54.7%68th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)78th percentile (825 ZIP Codes compared)58th percentile (18,843 ZIP Codes compared)
Business establishments per 1,000 residents16.731st percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)35th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)39th percentile (22,700 ZIP Codes compared)
Average annual pay per employee$39,76912th percentile (17 ZIP Codes compared)17th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)21st percentile (22,551 ZIP Codes compared)

Percentile groups: Champaign County · Illinois · U.S. Hover a percentile for the number of ZIP Codes compared. MOE = 90% margin of error.

02 — Home prices

+6.7%
1-year change
2024–2025
+54.7%
5-year change
2020–2025
+68.4%
10-year change
2015–2025

Home price index — ZIP Code 61866

Home price index, ZIP Code 61866, 2000–2025Line chart of the annual home price index: 100.0 in 2000 and 176.8 in 2025. Every value is listed in the data table below the chart.75100125150175200200020052010201520202025176.8

FHFA ZIP Code index (2000 = 100) — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.

Data table
Home price index by year, ZIP Code 61866
YearIndexAnnual change
2000100.0+2.9%
2001102.7+2.7%
2002105.2+2.4%
2003106.1+0.9%
2004112.2+5.7%
2005116.2+3.6%
2006115.7−0.5%
2007121.8+5.2%
2008116.3−4.5%
2009116.4+0.1%
2010108.2−7.1%
2011107.7−0.5%
2012102.8−4.5%
2013100.3−2.5%
201496.5−3.7%
2015105.0+8.8%
2016102.0−2.8%
2017107.4+5.2%
2018105.8−1.4%
2019106.4+0.5%
2020114.3+7.4%
2021127.6+11.6%
2022137.1+7.4%
2023146.0+6.5%
2024165.7+13.5%
2025176.8+6.8%

03 — Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code 61866 and nearby ZIP Codes
ZIPPlaceDistanceMedian household incomeMedian home valuePoverty rate5-yr HPI change
61866Rantoul, ILthis ZIP Code$50,686$121,30015.9%+54.7%
61878Thomasboro, IL4.8 mi$66,250$118,70011.6%+26.6%
60949Ludlow, IL5.4 mi$60,750$100,00020.0%+37.8%
61840Dewey, IL7.5 mi$84,891$272,6000.0%+8.4%
61847Gifford, IL7.8 mi$92,344$182,7004.9%+20.3%
60957Paxton, IL9.2 mi$69,014$131,8007.3%+52.3%
61862Penfield, IL10.5 mi$114,250$121,6003.5%+37.4%

Up to six nearest ZIP Code Tabulation Areas within 30 miles, by straight-line distance between Census center points (2024 Gazetteer).

04 — Business mix

225
Establishments
4,096
Employees
$162.9M
Annual payroll
$39,769
Average pay per employee
Establishments by sector, ZIP Code 61866
SectorEstablishmentsShare of ZIPU.S. shareRelative concentration
Retail trade3314.7%12.4%1.2×
Other services2912.9%9.5%1.4×
Accommodation & food services2812.4%9.3%1.3×
Health care & social assistance2310.2%11.9%0.9×
Finance & insurance208.9%5.5%1.6×
Manufacturing177.6%3.3%2.3×
Construction146.2%9.6%0.6×
Transportation & warehousing146.2%3.3%1.9×
Professional, scientific & technical services114.9%11.7%0.4×
Real estate & rental104.4%5.5%0.8×
All other sectors2511.1%13.4%0.8×

Counts are establishments (business locations), not jobs. Relative concentration = the sector’s share of establishments here divided by its share in the U.S. (1.0× = the same share). Average pay is shown only where at least 20 employees are reported. ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.

05 — About this data

How percentiles are calculated

Percentiles compare this ZIP Code with other ZIP Codes in the same county, the same state and the whole country. Only ZIP Codes with their own American Community Survey estimate, a population of at least 1,000 and a published median household income are compared, and only those with a value for the measure. A percentile of 64th means the value is higher than 64% of the other ZIP Codes in that group (0 is the lowest value, 100 the highest); it describes the size of a number, not a judgment about the area. County and state percentiles are left blank when the group has fewer than 5 ZIP Codes. The number of ZIP Codes compared is shown with each percentile.

Census figures are published for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP Code delivery areas; values shown as — are not published or are suppressed by the source.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Estimates are survey-based and have margins of error.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishment counts by NAICS sector; employment and payroll totals).
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for five-digit ZIP Codes, census tracts and counties — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.
  4. IRS Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax ZIP Code Data, tax year 2022.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (ZCTA locations, used for nearby ZIP Codes).
  6. HUD USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk Files (ZIP-to-tract and ZIP-to-county assignment).

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census approximations of USPS ZIP Code delivery areas and may not match them exactly. ZIP Code is a trademark of the United States Postal Service.