62947 Zip Code (IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 395
Zip code population in 2010: 539
Zip code population in 2000: 597

Houses and condos: 260
Renter-occupied apartments: 15
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62947: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 68.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $2,171 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,187 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 62947:

• High school or higher: 86.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62947:

• Never married: 11.8%
• Now married: 60.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 16.9%
• Divorced: 10.6%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62947, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,673 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,673
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $53,850 (reported on 63.6% of returns)

Here:	$53,850
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 952.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3473.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5030.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4820.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $333 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$333
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs below $25k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,233 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,233
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,225 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,225
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 296.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,300 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,300
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 81.8%

Here:	82%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62947, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,661 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,661
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $44,375 (reported on 69.6% of returns)

Here:	$44,375
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.8% for AGIs below $25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $760 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$760
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $700 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$700
State:	$7,786

Profit/loss from business: +$5,367 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,367
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,567 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

62947:	$6,567
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $18,825 (18% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,825
State:	$26,433

Here:	18.3% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Taxes paid: $6,350 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

62947:	$6,350
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,433 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,433
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.2%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62947, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,318 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,318
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $33,610 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$33,610
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,154 (reported on 49.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,154
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $312 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$312
State:	$4,306

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,636 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,636
State:	+$17,321

Profit/loss from business: +$206 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$206
State:	+$11,771

Total itemized deductions: $10,000 (19% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$10,000
State:	$20,239

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,300 (3% of AGI, reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$3,719

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,253 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

62947:	$4,253
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,730 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,730
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.7%

Here:	66%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $10k, 71.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62928, 62982, 62931, 62938, 62946, 62934.
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: 181

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (18 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62947 with a mortgage: 19 (4 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,560
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $626

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

• Zip code 62947 household income distribution in 2022

• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$60,000 to $74,999
• 22$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62947

• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62947

• 3$450 to $499
• 11No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,728

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $171,732 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,845 - $237,297

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $185,718

Here:	$185,718
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $124,084

Here:	$124,084
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 200
• One, attached: 8
• Mobile homes: 48

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62947

• 43.9%44Drove a car alone
• 45.9%46Carpooled
• 11.0%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62947

• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 2830 to 34 minutes
• 2435 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 13.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 395

• Male householders: 82 (31 living alone), Female householders: 103 (43 living alone)

• 127 spouses (127 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 54 children (47 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 6 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person

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

101.0% of residents of 62947 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ILLINOIS FUEL CO LLC (1460 GAPE HOLLOW RD in HEROD, 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: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  Alternative names: JADER COAL COMPANY L L C

• JADER FUEL CO.-EAGLE VALLEY (920 GAPE HOLLOW ROAD in HEROD, 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: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: ILLINOIS FUEL CO-I-1 MINE

• OZEE?W.T. (RR #1 (3 1/2 MI. OFF ROUTE 34, in HEROD, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: OZEE, W.T.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.9%

Population in 1990: 699.

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

• This state: 302
• Midwest: 55
• South: 28
• West: 7

71% of the 62947 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

93% of the 62947 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% 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:

• Construction: Industrial Building Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Support Activities for Coal Mining (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 62947 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	71.4 years
Charles	7	59.4 years
John	5	70.4 years
George	4	61.0 years
Albert	3	74.0 years
Edward	3	75.0 years
Herman	2	71.1 years
Ezra	2	76.0 years
Jerry	2	65.5 years
Lewis	2	76.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 62947 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hamp	9	72.9 years
Joiner	8	76.4 years
Robinson	7	73.7 years
Cox	7	76.4 years
Milligan	5	79.4 years
Goolsby	4	63.2 years
Rose	4	68.0 years
Partain	4	68.0 years
Griffith	3	73.1 years
Mitchell	3	54.0 years