62934 Zip Code (Equality, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 705
Zip code population in 2010: 927
Zip code population in 2000: 1,195

Houses and condos: 416
Renter-occupied apartments: 48
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62934: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 76.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 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 no mortgage in 2022: $927 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 62934:

• High school or higher: 94.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62934:

• Never married: 28.4%
• Now married: 45.7%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 7.4%
• Divorced: 17.1%

• 
• • 64892.0%White
  • 568.0%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62934, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,778 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,778
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $43,707 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$43,707
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1143.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3511.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5650.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6220.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $814 (reported on 38.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$814
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 185.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $950 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$950
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,675 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,675
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $25k, 332.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,450 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,450
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,640 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

62934:	$14,640
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1790.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,988 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,988
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.1% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.2%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62934, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,960 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,960
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $38,321 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,321
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 71.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $656 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$656
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $550 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$550
State:	$7,786

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,850 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,850
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$6,820 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,820
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,200 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

62934:	$10,200
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $14,400 (14% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,400
State:	$26,433

Here:	14.0% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,333 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,333
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $5,700 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

62934:	$5,700
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.6%

Here:	79%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 76.5% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62934, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,500 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,500
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $31,276 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,276
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.9% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,320 (reported on 41.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,320
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $464 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$464
State:	$4,306

Profit/loss from business: +$3,926 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,926
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,150 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,150
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $13,488 (17% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,488
State:	$20,239

Here:	17.3% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,259 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,259
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,450 (reported on 71.7% of returns)

62934:	$4,450
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,570 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,570
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.4%

Here:	72%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $10k, 70.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62954, 62930, 62965, 62946, 62871, 62931.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 74
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 277

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 123 (30 now married, 93 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62934 with a mortgage: 123 (10 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,180
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $520

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

• Zip code 62934 household income distribution in 2022

• 19Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 57$60,000 to $74,999
• 59$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 37$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62934

• 15Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 63$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 26$80,000 to $89,999
• 23$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62934

• 7Less than $100
• 6$100 to $149
• 2$150 to $199
• 2$200 to $249
• 4$250 to $299
• 1$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 3$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $323.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,924

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,495 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,386 - $186,586

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $235,694

Here:	$235,694
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $63,315

Here:	$63,315
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 328
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 55

Unemployment: 4.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62934

• 81.8%288Drove a car alone
• 7.4%26Carpooled
• 9.7%34Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62934

• 23Less than 5 minutes
• 3010 to 14 minutes
• 8715 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 635 to 39 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 4345 to 59 minutes
• 3960 to 89 minutes
• 3690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 21.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 705

• Male householders: 221 (119 living alone), Female householders: 126 (35 living alone)

• 144 spouses (144 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 153 children (147 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 154 1-person

41 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (15 women).

99.9% of residents of 62934 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARCLAR COMPANY LLC (1055 BARRETT CEMETERY ROAD in EQUALITY, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  Alternative names: SUGAR CAMP COAL-EAGLE VALLEY, SUGAR CAMP COAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SUGAR CAMP COAL LLC-EAGLE VALL

• ALVEY OIL CO (BOX 201 in EQUALITY, IL)

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

• BOB BARNETT READY-MIX INC (RURAL in EQUALITY, 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: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Business NAICS classification: READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING.
  

• COTTAGE GROVE MINE (POOL RD in EQUALITY, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• SALINE VALLEY CONS DIST WTP (INTERSECTION OF IL RTS 13&142 in EQUALITY, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

• QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC (RTE 142-B in EQUALITY, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL FREIGHT TRUCKING, LONG-DISTANCE, TRUCKLOAD.
  Organizations: QUALITY CARRIERS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SYNTEC FUEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ILL DEPT TRANSPORTATION (IDOT BRIDGE 030-0015 in EQUALITY, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ILL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ARCLAR CO LLC-COTTAGE GROVE (1755 KEDRON ROAD in EQUALITY, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• ARCLAR CO LLC-WILDCAT HILL (1755 KEDRON ROAD in EQUALITY, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: ARCLAR CO-WILDCAT HILL

• ARCLAR COMPANY-EAGLE VALLEY (1055 BARRETT CEMETERY ROAD in EQUALITY, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  Alternative names: ARCLAR COMPANY LLC, ARCLAR COMPANY LLC-EAGLE VALLE

• COTTAGE GROVE MINE (MCCLAIN ROAD in EQUALITY, IL)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: SUGAR CAMP COAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PRICE BODY SHOP (HWY 142 in EQUALITY, IL)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: PRICE KENNETH R (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COAL MINERS INC/EAGLE VALLEY MINE (999 BARRETT CEMETERY RD in EQUALITY, IL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

Population in 1990: 1,173. Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+1.9%).

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

• This state: 541
• Midwest: 83
• South: 71

65% of the 62934 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

97% of the 62934 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

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:

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Sports and Recreation Instruction (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Investment Banking and Securities Dealing (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 6. The highest number of reported fires - 14 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (39.6%), and Structure Fires (36.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62934
• 4039.6%Outside Fires
• 3736.6%Structure Fires
• 1312.9%Other
• 1110.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62934, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62934 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	19	78.7 years
Charles	16	79.0 years
John	13	70.9 years
William	12	77.9 years
James	10	71.2 years
Robert	9	67.7 years
Paul	8	72.9 years
Frank	7	72.1 years
Joseph	6	71.2 years
Carl	6	66.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 62934 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Barnett	12	72.2 years
Hopson	11	68.6 years
Sisk	10	77.8 years
Williams	9	76.9 years
Moore	7	77.5 years
Brinkley	6	80.7 years
Baker	6	85.0 years
Jones	6	71.5 years
Patton	6	71.8 years
Prather	6	74.6 years