ZIP Code 62839

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Clay County, Illinois.

Population: 6,215
Median household income: $54,241
Median home value: $90,800

Covering part of Clay County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62839 has about 6,215 residents. Its median household income of $54,241 runs below the Clay County figure of $57,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62839's population declined 2.9% from 6,401 to 6,215, while its median gross rent rose 20.0% from $606 to $727.

18.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,215
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,241
Median home value: $90,800
Median gross rent: $727
Housing units: 2,960
Homeownership rate: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4016,215

Median household income

$48,865$54,241

Median home value

$87,200$90,800

Median gross rent

$606$727

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,401	$48,865	$87,200	$606
2020	6,409	$54,722	$83,500	$625
2021	6,418	$53,970	$96,200	$667
2022	6,286	$54,436	$103,500	$715
2023	6,215	$54,241	$90,800	$727

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	309	5.0%
5 to 17	1,001	16.1%
18 to 24	537	8.6%
25 to 34	744	12.0%
35 to 44	598	9.6%
45 to 54	714	11.5%
55 to 64	1,021	16.4%
65 to 74	707	11.4%
75 and over	584	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,813	93.5%
Black or African American	39	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	39	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.4%
Two or more races	284	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	454	10.4%
High school graduate	1,400	32.1%
Some college or associate's	1,690	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	516	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	308	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,354	90.0%
Carpooled	151	5.8%
Public transit	14	0.5%
Walked	15	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,545	61.0%
15 to 29 min	433	17.1%
30 to 44 min	263	10.4%
45 to 59 min	135	5.3%
60+ min	158	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 12.0% (729 of 6,056)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,512	56.3%
Nonfamily households	1,174	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,686	90.7%
Vacant	274	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,211	82.3%
Renter-occupied	475	17.7%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,225	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	126	4.3%
5 to 19 units	61	2.1%
20 or more units	122	4.1%
Mobile home & other	426	14.4%

ZIP Code 62839

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