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62095 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62095 covers Wood River, Illinois, with a population of about 10,780 and a median household income of $66,641.

Population
10,7801,517 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,64118% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
12.5%about the US average
Typical home value
$134,291up 26.6% in five years
Median rent
$91925% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
16.4%18.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.8%4.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
244

Where 62095 is

Wood River, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population10,780
Median age38.2
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)86.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$66,641
Income per person$35,343
Poverty rate12.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k12.3%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,070
Mean adjusted gross income$55,756
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$106,700
Median gross rent$919
Rent as a share of household income27.2%
Owner-occupied69.8%
Vacant homes10%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house83.1%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units8.5%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$134,291as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.8%
Typical asking rent$1,081as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$134,291$61,056

$61,056 in 2000 to $134,291 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%
High school diploma or higher94%
Works from home5.8%
Drives to work alone83.6%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32% 1.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26% 1.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments244
People employed4,348
Annual payroll$157,697,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 61.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.7 out of 100
Community resilience78.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave88.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought70.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$66,641$81,702$78,538
Income per person$35,343$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate12.5%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$106,700$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$919$1,227$1,348
Homeownership69.8%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home5.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.238.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationALTON - MELVIN PRICE L&D, IL US5.3 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January39°F / 21.7°F2.53 in rain
February43.7°F / 25.2°F2.52 in rain
March53.5°F / 34.7°F3.46 in rain
April66.1°F / 45.2°F4.92 in rain
May75°F / 56.1°F5.46 in rain
June83.7°F / 65.6°F3.4 in rain
July87.3°F / 69.3°F3.95 in rain
August86°F / 67.3°F3.3 in rain
September80.1°F / 59.8°F3.38 in rain
October67.9°F / 48°F2.93 in rain
November54.3°F / 36.5°F3.43 in rain
December43.5°F / 27.1°F2.59 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Roxana Community Unit School District 137.1% of this ZIP code's land area
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 1424.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 1517.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 78.5% of this ZIP code's land area
East Alton School District 136.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Alton Community Unit School District 115.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability7.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

62024 East Alton, IL1.8 km away
62084 Roxana, IL1.9 km away
62048 Hartford, IL4.1 km away
62087 South Roxana, IL5.3 km away
62018 Cottage Hills, IL5.4 km away
62010 Bethalto, IL6.6 km away
62002 Alton, IL7.8 km away
63138 Saint Louis, MO12.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Madison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.11 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density1,517 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8643, -90.0875

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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