ZIP Code 61001 — Apple Canyon Lake CDP, IL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 61001 covers Apple Canyon Lake, IL in Jo Daviess County with a population of about 1,237.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 54.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 779, 815; U.S. House district IL-16; the DAVENPORT - R. ISLAND - MOLINE media market.

Apple Canyon Lake, IL aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 61001 is about $75,833 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 17.8%; unemployment rate near 3.3%; 32.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 1.3 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Administrative support; about 14.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $260,800 — about 25% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $907 (about 22% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 85.4% (about 20.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 61001 in Apple Canyon Lake, IL, a household would need roughly $72,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,675. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($75,833). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Apple Canyon Lake CDP, IL as Relatively Low (composite score 51.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (58.5) and wildfire (21.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Apple Canyon Lake CDP, IL show little to no average snow and around 38.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 69 for ZIP 61001 (Apple Canyon Lake CDP, IL) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.