Population & age
- Total population
- 92
- Median age
- 77.1
Rome, IL (61562)
Peoria County · Peoria, IL · Population 92
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Rome, IL (ZIP 61562) sits in Peoria County within the Peoria metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 6.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,417. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $103,000 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 5th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 15 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973. Only 5.8% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. 34.2% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county lost $153,292,000 in net taxable income to other counties. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,030 for a two-bedroom, a low 0.0% poverty rate, and a median home value of $87,700. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 100.0%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 33.7%
Income & housing
- Median home value
- $87,700
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 33.3%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 64(100.0%)
- Renter-occupied
- 0(0.0%)
- Vacant units
- 24
- Built (median)
- 1966
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 25(39.1%)
- No broadband
- 39(60.9%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$750
/month
1 Bed
$810
/month
2 Bed
$1,030
/month
3 Bed
$1,330
/month
4 Bed
$1,440
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
71
Across 71 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $27.4M.
Single-family
71
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$27.4M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
4
Total employment
14
Annual payroll
$1.4M
Average annual pay
$103,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$74,778
Average weekly wage
$1,438
Total employment
103,940
Total establishments
3,972
That is roughly 14% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
That is 1.4 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
85,664
Employed
81,032
Unemployed
4,632
Based on Peoria County, IL data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Peoria, IL
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Greater Peoria Mass Transit District
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
15
Date Range
1973–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 26, 2020 (DR-4489)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Flood5 (33%)
- Snowstorm5 (33%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Severe Storm2 (13%)
- Hurricane1 (7%)
Individual Assistance
6
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
13
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
4
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
52.6°F
42.3° – 63°
Annual precipitation
38.4"
Annual snowfall
24.6"
Heating · cooling days
5,602.6 · 1,134.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: LACON, IL US, 10.5 miles from the centroid of Rome, IL (ZIP 61562)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
44
GoodGood 236dModerate 108d
Peak AQI (2024)
100
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
181 days as main pollutant
Days measured
344
Based on Peoria County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
10,362
That is roughly 2,162 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
18%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.2
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
5.8%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
134
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,798
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.3
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
80%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
54%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.2% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Peoria data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
34.2% of Peoria County, IL residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.21
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.93
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.78
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 13.2% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Peoria County, IL for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 153 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 526 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
5
Burglary
193
Vehicle theft
88
County-level data for Peoria (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−686 people
−439 households • −$153.3M net AGI flow
Moved in
5,743households
9,627 people • $349.4M AGI
Moved out
6,182households
10,313 people • $502.6M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Tazewell County, IL — 812 households
- Cook County, IL — 227 households
- McLean County, IL — 157 households
- Woodford County, IL — 130 households
- Fulton County, IL — 112 households
Where departing residents went
- Tazewell County, IL — 1,013 households
- Cook County, IL — 247 households
- McLean County, IL — 168 households
- Woodford County, IL — 155 households
- Fulton County, IL — 95 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $60,831 versus departing households' $81,307.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Illinois
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 61562. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
8.96%
State 6.25% · avg local 2.71%
Property tax (effective)
2.18%
Median $4,224/year
Tax burden rank
38 of 50
11.20% of personal income
For ZIP 61562: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $87,700, that works out to roughly $1,912/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 61562
Nearby ZIPs by distance
61523 (Chillicothe, 2.9 mi) · 61552 (Mossville, 5.3 mi) · 61548 (Metamora, 6.3 mi) · 61526 (6.8 mi) · 61545 (Lowpoint, 7.8 mi) · 61525 (Dunlap, 9.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
29.7%
3.3pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
35.8%
3.8pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
23.1%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
79.8%
3.8pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
6.0%
7.0pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
11.0%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
3
Median in-state tuition
$8,417
Median earnings (10 yr)
$51,641
- 2-Year
Spoon River College
Canton, IL · 61520
- In-state tuition
- $6,090
- Out-of-state tuition
- $13,500
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 42.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,386
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Eureka College
Eureka, IL · 61530
- In-state tuition
- $29,096
- Out-of-state tuition
- $29,096
- Acceptance rate
- 85.0%
- Graduation rate
- 41.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $51,641
- Median student debt
- $23,250
- 2-Year
Graham Hospital School of Nursing
Canton, IL · 61520
- In-state tuition
- $8,417
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,417
- Acceptance rate
- 100.0%
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $63,586
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Rome, IL (ZIP 61562) sits in Peoria County within the Peoria metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 6.0%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,417. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $103,000 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 5th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 15 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973. Only 5.8% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. 34.2% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county lost $153,292,000 in net taxable income to other counties. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,030 for a two-bedroom, a low 0.0% poverty rate, and a median home value of $87,700. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 23.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 61562
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 61562?
29.7%, which is 3.3 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 61562?
23.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 61562?
35.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 61562?
92 people live in ZIP 61562, with a median age of 77.1 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 61562 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 61562, 100.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 0.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 61562?
In ZIP 61562, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 61562?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 61562 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 61562 have broadband internet?
39.1% of households in ZIP 61562 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 61562?
As of 2022, 4 business establishments operated in ZIP 61562 employing 14 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 61562?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 61562 is $103,000, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 61562 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 61562 ranks in the 5th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 61562?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 61562, ranking in the 27th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 61562 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 15 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 61562 between 1973–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 61562?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 61562, accounting for 5 of 15 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 61562?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 61562 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4489) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 61562?
3 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 61562 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Spoon River College, Eureka College, and Graham Hospital School Of Nursing (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 61562?
Median in-state tuition across 3 nearby institutions is $8,417 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 61562?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $51,641 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 61562?
ZIP 61562 has an average annual temperature of 52.6°F and 38.4" of annual precipitation based on the LACON, IL US weather station 10.5 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 61562 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 61562 is part of the Peoria, IL urbanized area, primarily served by Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 61562?
Illinois has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 8.96% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Illinois have paid family leave?
Illinois has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 61562?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (3 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (15 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (15 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 61562
Nearby ZIPs by distance
61523 (Chillicothe, 2.9 mi) · 61552 (Mossville, 5.3 mi) · 61548 (Metamora, 6.3 mi) · 61526 (6.8 mi) · 61545 (Lowpoint, 7.8 mi) · 61525 (Dunlap, 9.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
5th percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 21
Vulnerability Themes
Persons with Disability
2
Without HS Diploma
1
Adults Age 65+
4
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.