ZIP Code 61775 — Strawn village, IL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 61775 covers Strawn, IL in Livingston County with a population of about 252.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 52.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 779, 815; U.S. House district IL-2; the PEORIA - BLOOMINGTON media market.

Strawn, IL reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (41.5%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 25.0%; unemployment rate near 0.9%; 7.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 25.8 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Agriculture, and Manufacturing; about 13.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 1.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 98.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $114,100 — about 67% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $579 (about 50% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 86.4% (about 21.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 61775 in Strawn, IL, a household would need roughly $31,000 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 $733. 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 Strawn village, IL as Relatively Low (composite score 71.8), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (81.1) and hurricane (25.7). 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 Strawn village, IL show little to no average snow and around 44.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 14 for ZIP 61775 (Strawn village, 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.