62985 Zip Code (Simpson, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 984
Zip code population in 2010: 845
Zip code population in 2000: 953

Houses and condos: 486
Renter-occupied apartments: 10
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62985: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 67.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 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: $1,093 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,458 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 62985:

• High school or higher: 88.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 7.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62985:

• Never married: 36.5%
• Now married: 51.4%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 91493.0%White
  • 434.4%Two or more races
  • 262.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62985, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,932 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,932
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $44,932 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,932
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1101.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2780.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5442.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9220.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $729 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$729
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 210.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,917 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,917
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 436.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,133 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,133
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 266.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,083 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,083
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 375.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,467 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

62985:	$13,467
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1010.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,240 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,240
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.5%

Here:	98%
State:	93%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62985, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,023 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,023
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $37,893 (reported on 71.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,893
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.7% for AGIs below $25k, 60.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $788 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$788
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$7,786

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,620 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,620
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$4,917 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,917
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,550 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

62985:	$6,550
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $17,533 (21% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,533
State:	$26,433

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,550 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,550
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $4,989 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

62985:	$4,989
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,883 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,883
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: 71.8%

Here:	72%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62985, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,013 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,013
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $31,576 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$31,576
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.9% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,219 (reported on 47.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,219
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,103 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,103
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,192 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,192
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,500 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,500
State:	$20,239

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,685 (6% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,685
State:	$3,719

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,733 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

62985:	$3,733
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,562 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,562
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.5%

Here:	73%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62928, 62943, 62972, 62967, 62987, 62938.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 226

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (0 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 303 (137 now married, 165 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62985 with a mortgage: 130 (11 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,487
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $554

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

• Zip code 62985 household income distribution in 2022

• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 40$60,000 to $74,999
• 36$75,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62985

• 2Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 17$90,000 to $99,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62985

• 4$300 to $349
• 5No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,314

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $110,384 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,496 - $193,845

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $195,369

Here:	$195,369
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $330,362

Here:	$330,362
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 400
• Mobile homes: 78

Unemployment: 7.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62985

• 84.2%333Drove a car alone
• 2.5%10Carpooled
• 4.8%19Other means
• 6.8%27Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62985

• 2Less than 5 minutes
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 6610 to 14 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 4620 to 24 minutes
• 1225 to 29 minutes
• 7530 to 34 minutes
• 4435 to 39 minutes
• 640 to 44 minutes
• 3845 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 29.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 984

• Male householders: 155 (10 living alone), Female householders: 97 (22 living alone)

• 131 spouses (131 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 262 children (206 natural, 51 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 0 foster children, 93 other relatives, 58 non-relatives

Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 12 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 6 2-persons, 9 3-persons

106 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (23 men, 4 women).

96.7% of residents of 62985 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SUN OIL CO OF PENN (NORTHWEST OF GLENDALE in GLENDALE, IL)

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

• UNIV OF IL DIXON SPRINGS EXP STN (DIXON SPRINGS AG CENTER in SIMPSON, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• U OF I DIXON SPRINGS EXP STA (2 MI S RT 145 ON RT 147 in SIMPSON, IL)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: UNIV ILL BD OF TRUSTEES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 32.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.9%

Population in 1990: 507. Population change in the 1990s: +446 (+88.0%).

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

• This state: 512
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 123
• South: 269
• West: 24

64% of the 62985 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.

86% of the 62985 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• VAUGHN ELECTRIC (RR 1 in SIMPSON, IL; small business) : $30,000 in 3 contracts in 2002

  $20,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
  $7,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2002-04-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
  $3,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Industrial Design Services (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 62985 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	10	72.2 years
James	7	80.5 years
John	7	76.4 years
Mildred	6	75.0 years
Mary	6	77.8 years
George	6	75.1 years
Bertha	4	76.7 years
Robert	4	74.5 years
Helen	4	80.5 years
Paul	4	79.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 62985 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kerley	12	77.6 years
Bailey	11	72.4 years
Evitts	7	64.9 years
Trigg	6	72.0 years
Palmer	5	72.2 years
Stapleton	5	72.8 years
Wise	5	84.2 years
Dixon	5	80.6 years
Bullock	5	78.2 years
Johnson	5	65.4 years

Businesses in zip code 62985

• Lane Furniture: 1