62515 Zip Code (Buffalo, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,044
Zip code population in 2010: 961
Zip code population in 2000: 1,010

Houses and condos: 461
Renter-occupied apartments: 118
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62515: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,387 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,132 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 62515:

• High school or higher: 93.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
• Unemployed: 0.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62515:

• Never married: 10.2%
• Now married: 73.7%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 8.0%

• 
• • 1,00396.3%White
  • 242.3%Two or more races
  • 80.8%Asian
  • 70.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62515, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,798 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,798
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $49,483 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$49,483
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1146.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3307.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5276.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8992.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15042.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $613 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$613
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,717 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,717
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,720 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,720
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 340.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,975 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,975
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.0% for AGIs below $25k, 207.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,100 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

62515:	$9,100
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 227.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,933 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,933
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.7%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62515, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,237 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,237
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $42,009 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$42,009
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $639 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$639
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,789 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,789
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$350 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$350
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$4,733 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,733
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,325 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

62515:	$7,325
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $18,280 (16% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,280
State:	$26,433

Here:	16.3% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,714 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,714
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $7,310 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

62515:	$7,310
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.1%

Here:	58%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62515, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,603 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,603
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $33,516 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$33,516
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $828 (reported on 45.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$828
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,168 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,168
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,388 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,388
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,200 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,200
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$12,308 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$12,308
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $14,824 (23% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,824
State:	$20,239

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,260 (3% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,260
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,673 (reported on 77.9% of returns)

62515:	$5,673
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,806 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,806
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 41.2% for AGIs below $10k, 56.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62519, 62520, 62545, 62541, 62561, 62539.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 35
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 403

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 146 (107 now married, 36 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62515 with a mortgage: 151 (13 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,622
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $735

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 62515 household income distribution in 2022

• 9Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 45$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $74,999
• 75$75,000 to $99,999
• 100$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 41$150,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62515

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 70$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 35$250,000 to $299,999
• 41$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62515

• 1$100 to $149
• 2$150 to $199
• 6$200 to $249
• 2$250 to $299
• 2$300 to $349
• 4$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 14$500 to $549
• 11$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 19$700 to $749
• 6$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $815.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $165,399
• Asian householders: $176,177
• Some other race householders: $120,836
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,996

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,316 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $130,138 - $254,167

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,765

Here:	$188,765
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $270,738

Here:	$270,738
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 386
• One, attached: 11
• 5 to 9: 7
• 10 to 19: 31
• Mobile homes: 22

Unemployment: 0.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62515

• 66.0%314Drove a car alone
• 6.3%30Carpooled
• 1.3%6Motorcycle
• 0.4%2Walked
• 0.4%2Other means
• 30.1%143Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62515

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 115 to 9 minutes
• 5410 to 14 minutes
• 5215 to 19 minutes
• 3220 to 24 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 9230 to 34 minutes
• 2635 to 39 minutes
• 1740 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,044

• Male householders: 249 (39 living alone), Female householders: 192 (54 living alone)

• 342 spouses (342 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 184 children (179 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 220 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 28 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 6 2-persons

135 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (3 men, 25 women).

97.9% of residents of 62515 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% very well, 25% well, 62% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MECHANICSBURG FARMERS GRAIN CO (ROUTE 36 AND NAND W TRACKS in BUFFALO, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• MECHANICSBURG FARMERS GRAIN CO (RT 36 in LANESVILLE, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: MECHANICSBURG FARMERS GRAIN CO-LANESVILL

• JMH REBUILDERS (413 W ELM in BUFFALO, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: JEFFREY HENDRICKS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• LINCOLN LAND FS INC (ELIZABETH ST. in BUFFALO, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

• IL BELL TEL CO BUFFALO C D O (NE CORNER WALNUT AND CHARLES in BUFFALO, IL)

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

• HERRIN LIMITED (1 MILE EAST ON RT 36 in BUFFALO, IL)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  

• HERRIN LIMITED (13962 OLD ROUTE 36 in BUFFALO, IL)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

• HERRIN LTD (BOX 246 in BUFFALO, IL)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%

Population in 1990: 797. Population change in the 1990s: +213 (+26.7%).

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

• This state: 817
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 111
• South: 26
• West: 14

70% of the 62515 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

94% of the 62515 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 3)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 3)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Amusement Arcades (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Sewage Treatment Facilities (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0040.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0040.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 17. The highest number of fire incidents - 30 took place in 2012, and the least - 9 in 2016. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (56.6%), and Structure Fires (20.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62515
• 16856.6%Outside Fires
• 6120.5%Structure Fires
• 5518.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 134.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62515, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62515 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	12	80.9 years
Mary	10	83.6 years
James	6	76.8 years
Robert	6	80.0 years
George	6	78.5 years
Charles	5	73.8 years
Dorothy	5	81.0 years
Helen	5	75.4 years
William	5	74.0 years
David	5	61.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 62515 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cook	8	72.0 years
Cravens	6	83.2 years
Shanle	6	78.0 years
Edwards	5	81.0 years
Constant	4	76.0 years
Lester	4	69.5 years
Muir	4	75.7 years
Young	4	79.0 years
Ross	4	81.8 years
Dambacher	3	78.0 years

Businesses in zip code 62515

• Jimmy John's: 3