ZIP Code 62521

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Macon County, Illinois.

Population: 32,455
Median household income: $66,848
Median home value: $119,900

ZIP Code 62521 (Macon County, Illinois) is home to about 32,455 residents. Its median household income of $66,848 runs above the Macon County figure of $62,449.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62521's population declined 8.0% from 35,261 to 32,455, while its median gross rent rose 16.4% from $736 to $857.

The median gross rent is $857. 22.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,455
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,848
Median home value: $119,900
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 16,169
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,26132,455

Median household income

$54,137$66,848

Median home value

$101,700$119,900

Median gross rent

$736$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,261	$54,137	$101,700	$736
2020	34,716	$57,010	$105,700	$740
2021	33,785	$59,269	$107,900	$768
2022	33,453	$62,955	$119,000	$850
2023	32,455	$66,848	$119,900	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,686	5.2%
5 to 17	5,561	17.1%
18 to 24	2,214	6.8%
25 to 34	3,956	12.2%
35 to 44	3,391	10.4%
45 to 54	3,621	11.2%
55 to 64	4,715	14.5%
65 to 74	4,207	13.0%
75 and over	3,104	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,285	74.8%
Black or African American	5,471	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	210	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.2%
Some other race	133	0.4%
Two or more races	1,381	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	922	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,001	8.7%
High school graduate	8,338	36.3%
Some college or associate's	7,513	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,466	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,676	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,969	83.8%
Carpooled	873	6.1%
Public transit	155	1.1%
Walked	112	0.8%
Bicycle	28	0.2%
Worked from home	1,018	7.1%
Other means	128	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,511	41.5%
15 to 29 min	6,246	47.1%
30 to 44 min	646	4.9%
45 to 59 min	398	3.0%
60+ min	464	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 12.5% (3,991 of 32,012)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,117	58.0%
Nonfamily households	5,886	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,003	86.6%
Vacant	2,166	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,391	74.2%
Renter-occupied	3,612	25.8%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,802	85.4%
1-unit, attached	323	2.0%
2 to 4 units	417	2.6%
5 to 19 units	803	5.0%
20 or more units	688	4.3%
Mobile home & other	136	0.8%

ZIP Code 62521

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