
Illinois · Census place 74379
Tallula, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Tallula, Illinois (Tallula, IL — Census place “Tallula village”) is 595 residents, ranking #880 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $60,156, the median home is worth $96,900 and median gross rent runs $1,094 a month. Looking for the Tallula Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tallula, IL: 62688.
- Population
- 595Tallula village residents
- Median household income
- $60,156Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,094Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.4%Owner-occupied households
Tallula ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tallula.
The Tallula IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Tallula village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tallula village median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 86.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Tallula village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Tallula village is a very small community in Illinois, with 595 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #880 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 45.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Tallula village earn a median of $60,156 a year, 23.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 19% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Tallula village is valued at $96,900, 68.1% below the national figure and 46% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,094 a month, 22.2% below the national figure, or roughly $13,128 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 86.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 595 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Tallula village against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
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- Percy village 1,014
- Forest View village 1,022
- Beckemeyer village 1,024
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Tallula village?
- Tallula village has 595 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #880 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Tallula village?
- Median household income in Tallula village is $60,156 a year, 23.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tallula village?
- Median gross rent is $1,094 a month and the median home value is $96,900, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.
- Is Tallula village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tallula village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Tallula village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.