ZIP Code 62914

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Alexander County, Illinois.

Population: 1,785
Median household income: $35,362
Median home value: $28,900

ZIP Code 62914 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Alexander County, Illinois, home to about 1,785 residents. Its median household income of $35,362 runs below the Alexander County figure of $43,523.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 62914's population declined 24.8% from 2,375 to 1,785, while its median gross rent fell 41.5% from $482 to $282.

The median resident is 43.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,785
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $35,362
Median home value: $28,900
Median gross rent: $282
Housing units: 1,278
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3751,785

Median household income

$27,180$35,362

Median home value

$30,200$28,900

Median gross rent

$482$282

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,375	$27,180	$30,200	$482
2020	2,116	$28,275	$30,000	$652
2021	1,968	$29,639	$32,600	$450
2022	1,880	$32,500	$34,400	—
2023	1,785	$35,362	$28,900	$282

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	4.7%
5 to 17	329	18.4%
18 to 24	128	7.2%
25 to 34	139	7.8%
35 to 44	219	12.3%
45 to 54	167	9.4%
55 to 64	309	17.3%
65 to 74	260	14.6%
75 and over	150	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	516	28.9%
Black or African American	1,173	65.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	95	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	19.2%
High school graduate	445	35.8%
Some college or associate's	418	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	69	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	73	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	497	90.9%
Carpooled	34	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	43.8%
15 to 29 min	58	10.8%
30 to 44 min	82	15.3%
45 to 59 min	40	7.5%
60+ min	121	22.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 21.3% (368 of 1,724)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	42.5%
Nonfamily households	381	57.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	663	51.9%
Vacant	615	48.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	440	66.4%
Renter-occupied	223	33.6%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	967	75.7%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	55	4.3%
5 to 19 units	74	5.8%
20 or more units	151	11.8%
Mobile home & other	27	2.1%

ZIP Code 62914

Demographics

Trends

Age distribution

Race & ethnicity

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Commute to work

Households

Housing

Geography

Counties this ZIP covers

Compare with nearby ZIP codes

National ZIP rankings

Nearby ZIP codes