ZIP Code 62205

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. Clair County, Illinois.

Population: 5,760
Median household income: $41,059
Median home value: $46,200

ZIP Code 62205 (St. Clair County, Illinois) is home to about 5,760 residents. At $41,059, its median household income sits below St. Clair County's $70,178.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 62205's population declined 26.0% from 7,781 to 5,760, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $844 to $1,015.

The median gross rent is $1,015. 19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,760
Median age: 52.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,059
Median home value: $46,200
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 3,792
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 25.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7815,760

Median household income

$25,821$41,059

Median home value

$52,000$46,200

Median gross rent

$844$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,781	$25,821	$52,000	$844
2020	7,016	$24,838	$53,500	$809
2021	5,807	$29,194	$59,600	$795
2022	5,754	$43,371	$44,600	$951
2023	5,760	$41,059	$46,200	$1,015

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	2.6%
5 to 17	638	11.1%
18 to 24	684	11.9%
25 to 34	764	13.3%
35 to 44	395	6.9%
45 to 54	532	9.2%
55 to 64	1,061	18.4%
65 to 74	665	11.5%
75 and over	871	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	60	1.0%
Black or African American	5,558	96.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	113	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	677	15.8%
High school graduate	1,625	37.9%
Some college or associate's	1,168	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	526	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	292	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit3.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,062	64.5%
Carpooled	241	14.6%
Public transit	51	3.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	258	15.7%
Other means	35	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	313	22.5%
15 to 29 min	728	52.4%
30 to 44 min	282	20.3%
45 to 59 min	53	3.8%
60+ min	13	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 37.4% (2,154 of 5,760)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,240	54.3%
Nonfamily households	1,042	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,282	60.2%
Vacant	1,510	39.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,481	64.9%
Renter-occupied	801	35.1%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units25.9%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,510	66.2%
1-unit, attached	58	1.5%
2 to 4 units	984	25.9%
5 to 19 units	134	3.5%
20 or more units	78	2.1%
Mobile home & other	28	0.7%

ZIP Code 62205

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