Zeigler

Population: 1,325
Median household income: $39,148
Median home value: $52,000

Zeigler is a community in Franklin County, Illinois, home to 1,325 residents. At $39,148, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $53,471.

From 2019 to 2023, Zeigler's population declined 26.4% from 1,801 to 1,325, while its median home value fell 1.5% from $52,800 to $52,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.6% of the population. 80.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,325
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $39,148
Median home value: $52,000
Median gross rent: $694
Housing units: 760
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8011,325

Median household income

$43,188$39,148

Median home value

$52,800$52,000

Median gross rent

$548$694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,801	$43,188	$52,800	$548
2020	1,779	$44,342	$47,000	$583
2021	1,563	$46,447	$51,000	$579
2022	1,503	$41,518	$53,700	$704
2023	1,325	$39,148	$52,000	$694

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	2.4%
5 to 17	190	14.3%
18 to 24	98	7.4%
25 to 34	192	14.5%
35 to 44	126	9.5%
45 to 54	205	15.5%
55 to 64	181	13.7%
65 to 74	152	11.5%
75 and over	149	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,293	97.6%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	12.6%
High school graduate	427	42.5%
Some college or associate's	350	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	79	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	417	80.2%
Carpooled	63	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	2.7%
Other means	10	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	18.4%
15 to 29 min	240	47.4%
30 to 44 min	81	16.0%
45 to 59 min	80	15.8%
60+ min	12	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 16.7% (212 of 1,273)

	Count	Share
Family households	296	47.8%
Nonfamily households	323	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	619	81.4%
Vacant	141	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	426	68.8%
Renter-occupied	193	31.2%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	625	82.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	52	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	80	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1784155
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.9057, -89.0533