ZIP Code 62221

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

Population: 29,281
Median household income: $78,619
Median home value: $207,200

Covering part of St. Clair County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62221 has about 29,281 residents. At $78,619, its median household income sits above St. Clair County's $70,178.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 62221's population declined 3.4% from 30,301 to 29,281, while its median gross rent rose 20.9% from $892 to $1,078.

9.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.45 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,281
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $78,619
Median home value: $207,200
Median gross rent: $1,078
Housing units: 12,460
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,30129,281

Median household income

$69,107$78,619

Median home value

$170,700$207,200

Median gross rent

$892$1,078

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,301	$69,107	$170,700	$892
2020	30,009	$67,178	$164,500	$918
2021	30,512	$71,595	$173,300	$975
2022	29,454	$75,112	$195,200	$1,054
2023	29,281	$78,619	$207,200	$1,078

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,443	4.9%
5 to 17	5,751	19.6%
18 to 24	2,747	9.4%
25 to 34	3,732	12.7%
35 to 44	3,764	12.9%
45 to 54	3,504	12.0%
55 to 64	4,048	13.8%
65 to 74	2,775	9.5%
75 and over	1,517	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,471	56.3%
Black or African American	9,157	31.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	109	0.4%
Asian	575	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	561	1.9%
Two or more races	1,465	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	943	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	724	3.7%
High school graduate	4,390	22.7%
Some college or associate's	7,152	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,903	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,171	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit2.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,543	75.2%
Carpooled	1,112	7.2%
Public transit	402	2.6%
Walked	265	1.7%
Bicycle	67	0.4%
Worked from home	1,884	12.3%
Other means	79	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,570	26.5%
15 to 29 min	4,757	35.3%
30 to 44 min	3,483	25.9%
45 to 59 min	1,054	7.8%
60+ min	604	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 9.5% (2,735 of 28,928)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,409	62.3%
Nonfamily households	4,487	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,896	95.5%
Vacant	564	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,903	66.4%
Renter-occupied	3,993	33.6%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,490	68.1%
1-unit, attached	837	6.7%
2 to 4 units	1,190	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1,549	12.4%
20 or more units	128	1.0%
Mobile home & other	266	2.1%

ZIP Code 62221

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