ZIP Code 62702

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Population: 31,251
Median household income: $52,748
Median home value: $102,300

Covering part of Sangamon County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62702 has about 31,251 residents. At $52,748, its median household income sits below Sangamon County's $74,114.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 62702's population declined 6.9% from 33,563 to 31,251, while its median gross rent rose 7.9% from $795 to $858.

The median resident is 39.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,251
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,748
Median home value: $102,300
Median gross rent: $858
Housing units: 17,083
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,56331,251

Median household income

$42,396$52,748

Median home value

$83,100$102,300

Median gross rent

$795$858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,563	$42,396	$83,100	$795
2020	33,243	$42,773	$84,500	$773
2021	33,303	$46,543	$86,400	$812
2022	32,539	$51,814	$97,800	$820
2023	31,251	$52,748	$102,300	$858

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,057	6.6%
5 to 17	5,082	16.3%
18 to 24	2,628	8.4%
25 to 34	4,331	13.9%
35 to 44	3,410	10.9%
45 to 54	4,151	13.3%
55 to 64	4,169	13.3%
65 to 74	3,523	11.3%
75 and over	1,900	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,599	72.3%
Black or African American	5,380	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	189	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	135	0.4%
Two or more races	1,969	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	973	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,161	10.1%
High school graduate	7,647	35.6%
Some college or associate's	7,348	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,546	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,782	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,399	77.4%
Carpooled	1,027	7.6%
Public transit	196	1.5%
Walked	208	1.5%
Bicycle	26	0.2%
Worked from home	1,401	10.4%
Other means	185	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,592	38.1%
15 to 29 min	6,017	50.0%
30 to 44 min	604	5.0%
45 to 59 min	492	4.1%
60+ min	336	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 22.6% (6,958 of 30,723)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,110	49.1%
Nonfamily households	7,377	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,487	84.8%
Vacant	2,596	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,325	64.4%
Renter-occupied	5,162	35.6%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,158	71.2%
1-unit, attached	252	1.5%
2 to 4 units	955	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,186	6.9%
20 or more units	847	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1,685	9.9%

ZIP Code 62702

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