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62635 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62635 covers Emden, Illinois, with a population of about 608 and a median household income of $71,250.

Population
60815 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,25013% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$150,477up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$84731% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
31.7%3.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.9%8.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 62635 is

Emden, 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

Population608
Median age43.2
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)95.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans7.9%
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$71,250
Income per person$39,094
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k20.2%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k6.2%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k16.5%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$73,814
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$125,800
Median gross rent$847
Rent as a share of household income15.8%
Owner-occupied73.9%
Vacant homes0.4%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house91.9%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units2.6%
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$150,477as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$150,477$94,453

$97,865 in 2016 to $150,477 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%
High school diploma or higher97.9%
Works from home3.7%
Drives to work alone83.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

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

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below 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 screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed40
Annual payroll$1,045,000
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 81% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.6 out of 100
Community resilience75.8 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.

Drought98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.9Very 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$71,250$81,702$78,538
Income per person$39,094$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$125,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$847$1,227$1,348
Homeownership73.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age43.238.938.7
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 stationLINCOLN, IL US19.7 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January34.5°F / 17.8°F2.17 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February39.5°F / 21.6°F1.92 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March51.7°F / 31.1°F2.7 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April64.4°F / 40.8°F4.24 in rain
May74.8°F / 52.4°F4.37 in rain
June83.3°F / 61.3°F4.16 in rain
July85.5°F / 63.8°F4.91 in rain
August84°F / 61.3°F3.47 in rain
September79.2°F / 53.4°F3.3 in rain
October66.3°F / 41.8°F3.42 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November51.4°F / 32°F2.88 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December39.2°F / 23.1°F2.29 in rain, 4.9 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 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.

Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 2172.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Olympia Community Unit School District 1613.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Delavan Community Unit School District 7039% of this ZIP code's land area
Illini Central Community Unit School District 1894.3% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62643 Hartsburg, IL6 km away
61734 Delavan, IL9.5 km away
61721 Armington, IL14.5 km away
61747 Hopedale, IL15.1 km away
62671 New Holland, IL16.2 km away
61751 Lawndale, IL18 km away
62682 San Jose, IL18.3 km away
62656 Lincoln, IL19 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.

Logan County91.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Tazewell County8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.06 sq mi
Population density15 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2967, -89.4714

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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