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62231 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62231 covers Carlyle, Illinois, with a population of about 6,521 and a median household income of $80,660.

Population
6,52134 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,660about the Illinois median
Poverty rate
5.3%7.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$187,926up 28.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,04315% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
24.9%10.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.5%17.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
192

Where 62231 is

Carlyle, 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

Population6,521
Median age40.6
Family households68.5%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)94.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1%
Veterans6.7%
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$80,660
Income per person$41,030
Poverty rate5.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k6.3%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k11.9%
$150–200k9.6%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,530
Mean adjusted gross income$76,156
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k26.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$158,400
Median gross rent$1,043
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied82.5%
Vacant homes15.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house79.6%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home13.5%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
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$187,926as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$187,926$97,912

$100,219 in 2009 to $187,926 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.9%
Health

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

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.4% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments192
People employed1,791
Annual payroll$70,732,000
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 60.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.1 out of 100
Community resilience82.1 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.

Drought92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17Relatively 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$80,660$81,702$78,538
Income per person$41,030$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.3%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$158,400$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,043$1,227$1,348
Homeownership82.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.3%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.638.938.7
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 stationCARLYLE RSVR, IL US2.5 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January39.1°F / 21.5°F3.05 in rain
February44.8°F / 24.9°F2.45 in rain
March54.8°F / 34.5°F3.67 in rain
April66.6°F / 44.8°F4.9 in rain
May75.9°F / 55.9°F5.23 in rain
June84.8°F / 64.9°F4.87 in rain
July88.3°F / 68.1°F4.24 in rain
August87.4°F / 66.2°F3.59 in rain
September81°F / 58.1°F3.65 in rain
October69.5°F / 46.3°F3.39 in rain
November55.1°F / 35.5°F3.72 in rain
December43.3°F / 26.3°F3.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket12% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carlyle Community Unit School District 163.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Community High School District 7116.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Breese School District 1216.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Sandoval Community Unit School District 5012.4% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62219 Beckemeyer, IL4.5 km away
62252 Huey, IL7.8 km away
62218 Bartelso, IL10.1 km away
62250 Hoffman, IL12.3 km away
62230 Breese, IL12.9 km away
62245 Germantown, IL15.4 km away
62803 Hoyleton, IL19 km away
62216 Aviston, IL19.4 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.

Clinton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area192.11 sq mi
Water area28.26 sq mi
Population density34 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.6066, -89.3805

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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