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62316 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62316 covers Bowen, Illinois, with a population of about 873 and a median household income of $67,946.

Population
87320 per square mile
Median age
33.45.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$67,94617% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$76,00070% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
12.7%22.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.9%16.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 62316 is

Bowen, 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

Population873
Median age33.4
Family households60.2%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)92%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino0.1%
Veterans5.5%
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$67,946
Income per person$24,999
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k10.4%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k11.0%
$30–35k0.3%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k21.4%
$75–100k20.4%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed270
Mean adjusted gross income$73,837
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,000
Rent as a share of household income22.2%
Owner-occupied81.9%
Vacant homes2.2%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house87.3%
2 to 4 units5.7%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home6.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%
High school diploma or higher89.2%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone82%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.3%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.6% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57% 4.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.1% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed96
Annual payroll$3,671,000
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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 69.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.1 out of 100
Community resilience53.3 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.

Drought98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28Relatively 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$67,946$81,702$78,538
Income per person$24,999$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$76,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership81.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home5.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%14.4%13.9%
Median age33.438.938.7
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 stationBENTLEY, IL US12.8 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January33.9°F / 17.7°F1.67 in rain, 7.6 in snow
February38.9°F / 21.7°F1.98 in rain, 6.3 in snow
March50.9°F / 31.9°F2.57 in rain, 2.1 in snow
April63.4°F / 42.1°F4.11 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May73.7°F / 53.4°F5.28 in rain
June83°F / 63.2°F4.85 in rain
July86.3°F / 66.5°F4.29 in rain
August84.9°F / 63.8°F4.19 in rain
September78.8°F / 55.5°F3.67 in rain
October66°F / 44.1°F3.16 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November51.3°F / 32.8°F2.45 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December39.1°F / 23.6°F1.89 in rain, 5.2 in snow
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 supermarket89% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Southeastern Community Unit School District 33792% of this ZIP code's land area
Central CUSD 35.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Illini West High School District 3071.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Carthage Elementary School District 3171.4% 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62311 Augusta, IL9.8 km away
62380 West Point, IL9.8 km away
62346 La Prairie, IL11.3 km away
62339 Golden, IL13.1 km away
62367 Plymouth, IL13.3 km away
62313 Basco, IL15 km away
62349 Loraine, IL15.1 km away
62321 Carthage, IL20 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.

Hancock County89.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Adams County10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.54 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2341, -91.0705

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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