ZIP Code 62868

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richland County, Illinois.

Population: 1,577
Median household income: $57,723
Median home value: $99,300

Covering part of Richland County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62868 has about 1,577 residents. At $57,723, its median household income sits below Richland County's $60,404.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62868's population declined 20.6% from 1,986 to 1,577, while its median gross rent fell 22.6% from $705 to $546.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $546.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,577
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,723
Median home value: $99,300
Median gross rent: $546
Housing units: 701
Homeownership rate: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9861,577

Median household income

$60,086$57,723

Median home value

$77,300$99,300

Median gross rent

$705$546

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,986	$60,086	$77,300	$705
2020	1,852	$55,208	$84,600	$731
2021	1,648	$55,192	$85,900	$730
2022	1,706	$55,446	$111,000	$596
2023	1,577	$57,723	$99,300	$546

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	5.3%
5 to 17	205	13.0%
18 to 24	109	6.9%
25 to 34	201	12.7%
35 to 44	175	11.1%
45 to 54	172	10.9%
55 to 64	277	17.6%
65 to 74	198	12.6%
75 and over	156	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,552	98.4%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	18	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's46.2%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	8.5%
High school graduate	399	33.8%
Some college or associate's	545	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	56	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	79	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	540	77.9%
Carpooled	77	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	7.1%
Other means	27	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	224	34.8%
15 to 29 min	193	30.0%
30 to 44 min	121	18.8%
45 to 59 min	37	5.7%
60+ min	69	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 9.8% (153 of 1,569)

	Count	Share
Family households	421	63.5%
Nonfamily households	242	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	663	94.6%
Vacant	38	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	565	85.2%
Renter-occupied	98	14.8%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	532	75.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	23	3.3%
5 to 19 units	15	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	129	18.4%

ZIP Code 62868

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