ZIP Code 62704

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Population: 39,597
Median household income: $66,352
Median home value: $166,900

Covering part of Sangamon County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62704 has about 39,597 residents. Its median household income of $66,352 runs below the Sangamon County figure of $74,114.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 62704's population declined 2.6% from 40,672 to 39,597, while its median gross rent rose 15.9% from $797 to $924.

Households average 2.09 people. The median gross rent is $924.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,597
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,352
Median home value: $166,900
Median gross rent: $924
Housing units: 20,706
Homeownership rate: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,67239,597

Median household income

$54,560$66,352

Median home value

$136,200$166,900

Median gross rent

$797$924

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,672	$54,560	$136,200	$797
2020	40,754	$54,314	$138,700	$817
2021	40,407	$58,357	$139,700	$841
2022	40,495	$63,120	$156,200	$896
2023	39,597	$66,352	$166,900	$924

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,162	5.5%
5 to 17	5,792	14.6%
18 to 24	3,237	8.2%
25 to 34	5,731	14.5%
35 to 44	5,288	13.4%
45 to 54	4,710	11.9%
55 to 64	5,343	13.5%
65 to 74	4,285	10.8%
75 and over	3,049	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,177	73.7%
Black or African American	5,787	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.1%
Asian	1,396	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	143	0.4%
Two or more races	1,616	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,423	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,316	4.6%
High school graduate	6,624	23.3%
Some college or associate's	8,559	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,904	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,003	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,708	75.3%
Carpooled	1,350	6.9%
Public transit	251	1.3%
Walked	390	2.0%
Bicycle	208	1.1%
Worked from home	2,533	13.0%
Other means	90	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,837	46.1%
15 to 29 min	7,452	43.8%
30 to 44 min	891	5.2%
45 to 59 min	273	1.6%
60+ min	544	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 13.3% (5,250 of 39,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,529	50.9%
Nonfamily households	9,191	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,720	90.4%
Vacant	1,986	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,557	61.7%
Renter-occupied	7,163	38.3%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,154	63.5%
1-unit, attached	1,272	6.1%
2 to 4 units	2,346	11.3%
5 to 19 units	2,437	11.8%
20 or more units	1,423	6.9%
Mobile home & other	74	0.4%

ZIP Code 62704

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