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62245 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62245 covers Germantown, Illinois, with a population of about 1,760 and a median household income of $89,375.

Population
1,76096 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$89,3751.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
4.8%7.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$257,856up 32.8% in five years
Median rent
$64547% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
23.9%11.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.8%23.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
51

Where 62245 is

Germantown, 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

Population1,760
Median age46.6
Family households67%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.9%
White (non-Hispanic)98.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Veterans5.4%
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$89,375
Income per person$45,917
Poverty rate4.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more10.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed950
Mean adjusted gross income$89,993
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.5%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more9.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$197,900
Median gross rent$645
Owner-occupied88.8%
Vacant homes4.8%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house81.6%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units4.5%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home11.2%
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$257,856as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$257,856$128,815

$136,076 in 2009 to $257,856 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone79.8%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.7%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.9% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments51
People employed424
Annual payroll$15,639,000
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 87.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88 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.

Strong wind97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.7Relatively 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$89,375$81,702$78,538
Income per person$45,917$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate4.8%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$197,900$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$645$1,227$1,348
Homeownership88.8%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.4%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age46.638.938.7
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 US17.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket76% 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.

Central Community High School District 7150% of this ZIP code's land area
Germantown School District 6031.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Albers School District 6315.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Damiansville School District 622.3% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62215 Albers, IL7.1 km away
62218 Bartelso, IL7.3 km away
62230 Breese, IL7.9 km away
62216 Aviston, IL8.6 km away
62219 Beckemeyer, IL11.4 km away
62293 Trenton, IL11.9 km away
62271 Okawville, IL13.1 km away
62265 New Baden, IL13.3 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.

Clinton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.38 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density96 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5487, -89.5413

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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