ZIP Code 62859

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hamilton County, Illinois.

Population: 5,199
Median household income: $53,373
Median home value: $91,100

Covering part of Hamilton County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62859 has about 5,199 residents. The median household income of $53,373 is below the Hamilton County median ($61,520).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62859's population declined 8.5% from 5,683 to 5,199, while its median gross rent fell 2.7% from $588 to $572.

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,199
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,373
Median home value: $91,100
Median gross rent: $572
Housing units: 2,489
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6835,199

Median household income

$53,783$53,373

Median home value

$92,800$91,100

Median gross rent

$588$572

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,683	$53,783	$92,800	$588
2020	5,610	$56,477	$105,200	$649
2021	5,411	$58,280	$93,900	$640
2022	5,283	$58,788	$87,800	$668
2023	5,199	$53,373	$91,100	$572

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	261	5.0%
5 to 17	945	18.2%
18 to 24	353	6.8%
25 to 34	616	11.8%
35 to 44	643	12.4%
45 to 54	667	12.8%
55 to 64	620	11.9%
65 to 74	564	10.8%
75 and over	530	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,876	93.8%
Black or African American	4	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	57	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	118	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	107	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	391	10.7%
High school graduate	1,229	33.8%
Some college or associate's	1,249	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	491	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	280	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,941	86.6%
Carpooled	136	6.1%
Public transit	11	0.5%
Walked	87	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	2.4%
Other means	12	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	743	34.0%
15 to 29 min	543	24.8%
30 to 44 min	426	19.5%
45 to 59 min	250	11.4%
60+ min	225	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 11.8% (601 of 5,111)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,243	56.7%
Nonfamily households	949	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,192	88.1%
Vacant	297	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,655	75.5%
Renter-occupied	537	24.5%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,820	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	90	3.6%
5 to 19 units	121	4.9%
20 or more units	13	0.5%
Mobile home & other	445	17.9%

ZIP Code 62859

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