62279 Zip Code (IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 69
Zip code population in 2010: 69
Zip code population in 2000: 26

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62279: 90.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 518 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 62279:

• High school or higher: 75.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%

For population 15 years and over in 62279:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 100.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62279, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,026 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,026
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $30,567 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$30,567
State:	$46,811

Taxable interest for individuals: $77 (reported on 34.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$77
Illinois:	$2,101

Total tax: $2,571 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

62279:	$2,571
State:	$9,882

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.2%

Here:	63%
State:	61%

Nearest zip codes: 62277, 62244, 62278, 63627, 62298, 62242.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (13 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62279 with a mortgage: 20

• Zip code 62279 household income distribution in 2022

• 6$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62279

• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 6$300,000 to $399,999

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $289,377 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $264,479 - $304,877

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20
• One, attached: 6

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62279

• 515 to 19 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 69

• Male householders: 12 (0 living alone), Female householders: 14 (0 living alone)

• 23 spouses (23 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 14 4-persons

20 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ILL BELL TEL CO RENAULT (HARRISONVILLE TEL STA in RENAULT, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Population in 1990: 929.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 42
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 21

100% of the 62279 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 62279 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	5	65.8 years
William	3	74.3 years
Charles	2	70.0 years
Theodore	2	79.1 years
Rebecca	2	85.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 62279 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Melching	4	77.0 years
Fults	3	74.6 years
Fauss	3	77.0 years
Meyer	3	88.4 years
Heller	2	75.0 years
Holcomb	2	86.5 years
Menke	2	77.1 years
Mounce	2	76.4 years
Nash	2	65.0 years
Payne	2	70.5 years