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62353 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62353 covers Mount Sterling, Illinois, with a population of about 5,012 and a median household income of $71,625.

Population
5,01226 per square mile
Median age
40.11.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,62512% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$164,155down 14% in five years
Median rent
$73640% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
14.8%20.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.9%1.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
99

Where 62353 is

Mount Sterling, 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

Population5,012
Median age40.1
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)71.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)21.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans3.8%
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$71,625
Income per person$23,924
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k7.3%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k3.5%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k19.3%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,650
Mean adjusted gross income$68,575
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$143,800
Median gross rent$736
Rent as a share of household income25.1%
Owner-occupied66.9%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house77.7%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home5.1%
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$164,155as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 14%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 8.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$190,826$161,319

$179,006 in 2016 to $164,155 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%
High school diploma or higher75.3%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone82%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

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

Obesity42.4% 9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13% 1.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75% 1.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments99
People employed3,497
Annual payroll$224,419,000
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 62.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss59.2 out of 100
Community resilience59.6 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.

Landslide97.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.9Very 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$71,625$81,702$78,538
Income per person$23,924$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$143,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$736$1,227$1,348
Homeownership66.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home4.6%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.138.938.7
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 stationPERRY 6 NW, IL US20.6 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January36.5°F / 17.8°F1.96 in rain, 6.1 in snow
February41.6°F / 21.7°F2 in rain, 6 in snow
March52.8°F / 31.3°F2.57 in rain, 2.4 in snow
April65°F / 41.8°F3.92 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May74.9°F / 53.3°F4.41 in rain
June83.8°F / 62.2°F4.75 in rain
July87.3°F / 65.1°F4.48 in rain
August86.1°F / 62.7°F3.21 in rain
September79.9°F / 54.2°F3.59 in rain
October67.5°F / 42.7°F3.1 in rain
November53.3°F / 32.8°F2.82 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December41.2°F / 23.2°F2.26 in rain, 5.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Brown County Community Unit School District 198.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 41.2% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62375 Timewell, IL11.2 km away
62378 Versailles, IL11.7 km away
62324 Clayton, IL18.6 km away
62319 Camden, IL19 km away
62323 Chambersburg, IL20.4 km away
62344 Huntsville, IL21.6 km away
62362 Perry, IL22 km away
62681 Rushville, IL22.4 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.

Brown County98.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Pike County1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Schuyler County0.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area189.56 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9803, -90.7414

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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