ZIP Code 62901

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jackson County, Illinois.

Population: 22,920
Median household income: $32,960
Median home value: $137,600

ZIP Code 62901 (Jackson County, Illinois) is home to about 22,920 residents. Its median household income of $32,960 runs below the Jackson County figure of $45,572.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62901's population declined 12.7% from 26,255 to 22,920, while its median gross rent rose 3.1% from $710 to $732.

Owners occupy 30.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 26.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,920
Median age: 26.0 yrs
Median household income: $32,960
Median home value: $137,600
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 12,498
Homeownership rate: 30.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,25522,920

Median household income

$24,184$32,960

Median home value

$123,800$137,600

Median gross rent

$710$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,255	$24,184	$123,800	$710
2020	26,318	$28,756	$135,300	$690
2021	23,296	$27,304	$131,300	$714
2022	23,178	$31,857	$137,800	$734
2023	22,920	$32,960	$137,600	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2432.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	777	3.4%
5 to 17	2,496	10.9%
18 to 24	7,526	32.8%
25 to 34	3,572	15.6%
35 to 44	2,121	9.3%
45 to 54	1,847	8.1%
55 to 64	1,979	8.6%
65 to 74	1,528	6.7%
75 and over	1,074	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,505	58.9%
Black or African American	5,870	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	1,389	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	108	0.5%
Two or more races	799	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,223	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate14.7%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	611	5.0%
High school graduate	1,780	14.7%
Some college or associate's	3,921	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,959	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,850	23.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit2.5%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,065	66.0%
Carpooled	831	9.0%
Public transit	227	2.5%
Walked	946	10.3%
Bicycle	52	0.6%
Worked from home	893	9.7%
Other means	181	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,527	54.5%
15 to 29 min	2,534	30.5%
30 to 44 min	783	9.4%
45 to 59 min	265	3.2%
60+ min	193	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 33.4% (6,571 of 19,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,683	35.8%
Nonfamily households	6,613	64.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,296	82.4%
Vacant	2,202	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,150	30.6%
Renter-occupied	7,146	69.4%

1-unit, detached36.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units16.4%

5 to 19 units22.3%

20 or more units16.3%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,505	36.0%
1-unit, attached	343	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2,045	16.4%
5 to 19 units	2,781	22.3%
20 or more units	2,041	16.3%
Mobile home & other	783	6.3%

ZIP Code 62901

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