ZIP Code 62226

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

Population: 28,543
Median household income: $66,018
Median home value: $162,500

Covering part of St. Clair County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62226 has about 28,543 residents. At $66,018, its median household income sits below St. Clair County's $70,178.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62226's population declined 1.3% from 28,914 to 28,543, while its median gross rent rose 18.3% from $800 to $946.

The typical home was built around 1975. 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,543
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,018
Median home value: $162,500
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 13,285
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,91428,543

Median household income

$55,420$66,018

Median home value

$121,700$162,500

Median gross rent

$800$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,914	$55,420	$121,700	$800
2020	28,575	$58,686	$134,200	$789
2021	29,504	$56,875	$131,100	$843
2022	29,333	$66,054	$148,900	$955
2023	28,543	$66,018	$162,500	$946

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,468	5.1%
5 to 17	4,117	14.4%
18 to 24	2,645	9.3%
25 to 34	4,150	14.5%
35 to 44	3,214	11.3%
45 to 54	3,342	11.7%
55 to 64	4,468	15.7%
65 to 74	3,204	11.2%
75 and over	1,935	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,382	64.4%
Black or African American	6,973	24.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	644	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.3%
Two or more races	1,683	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	755	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,135	5.6%
High school graduate	5,655	27.8%
Some college or associate's	6,798	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,955	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,770	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,117	80.7%
Carpooled	943	6.8%
Public transit	214	1.6%
Walked	74	0.5%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	1,299	9.4%
Other means	115	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,916	31.4%
15 to 29 min	4,720	37.8%
30 to 44 min	2,269	18.2%
45 to 59 min	1,026	8.2%
60+ min	541	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 14.0% (3,907 of 27,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,741	57.4%
Nonfamily households	5,002	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,743	88.4%
Vacant	1,542	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,699	65.6%
Renter-occupied	4,044	34.4%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,719	65.6%
1-unit, attached	502	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1,213	9.1%
5 to 19 units	1,562	11.8%
20 or more units	401	3.0%
Mobile home & other	888	6.7%

ZIP Code 62226

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