ZIP Code 62979

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gallatin County, Illinois.

Population: 932
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $85,400

Covering part of Gallatin County, Illinois, ZIP Code 62979 has about 932 residents. At $48,750, its median household income sits below Gallatin County's $54,626.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 62979's population declined 8.6% from 1,020 to 932, while its median gross rent rose 39.2% from $526 to $732.

93.6% of workers drive to work alone. 90.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 932
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $85,400
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 506
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,020932

Median household income

$60,658$48,750

Median home value

$72,700$85,400

Median gross rent

$526$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,020	$60,658	$72,700	$526
2020	1,014	$45,469	$81,800	$519
2021	865	$44,279	$71,600	$527
2022	948	$65,714	$82,400	$584
2023	932	$48,750	$85,400	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over16.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	4.1%
5 to 17	127	13.6%
18 to 24	43	4.6%
25 to 34	96	10.3%
35 to 44	132	14.2%
45 to 54	76	8.2%
55 to 64	115	12.3%
65 to 74	148	15.9%
75 and over	157	16.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	906	97.2%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	10.8%
High school graduate	233	32.2%
Some college or associate's	310	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	64	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	39	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	396	93.6%
Carpooled	17	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	33.3%
15 to 29 min	170	41.0%
30 to 44 min	70	16.9%
45 to 59 min	15	3.6%
60+ min	22	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 8.0% (72 of 903)

	Count	Share
Family households	265	60.1%
Nonfamily households	176	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	441	87.2%
Vacant	65	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	375	85.0%
Renter-occupied	66	15.0%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	458	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	6.7%

ZIP Code 62979

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