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62661 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62661 covers Loami, Illinois, with a population of about 1,360 and a median household income of $68,487.

Population
1,36036 per square mile
Median age
30.48.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$68,48716% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$211,616up 38.6% in five years
Median rent
$96022% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
37.1%2.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 62661 is

Loami, 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

Population1,360
Median age30.4
Family households61%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans7.4%
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$68,487
Income per person$38,570
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.4%
$10–15k8.3%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k6.3%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k8.3%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k3.3%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more10.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed570
Mean adjusted gross income$79,414
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k24.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$161,100
Median gross rent$960
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes6.6%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house72%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units4.3%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home20.8%
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$211,616as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$211,616$128,331

$134,308 in 2016 to $211,616 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%
High school diploma or higher90.9%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone83.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.9%
Health

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

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 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)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.6% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 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%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 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 disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 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 establishments14
People employed36
Annual payroll$1,397,000
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 loss93.9 out of 100
Community resilience87.3 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.

Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.6Very 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$68,487$81,702$78,538
Income per person$38,570$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate13%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$161,100$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$960$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.3%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age30.438.938.7
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 stationVIRDEN, IL US19.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January36.3°F / 20.9°F1.97 in rain, 6.7 in snow
February41.5°F / 24.8°F2.27 in rain, 3.1 in snow
March53.5°F / 34.4°F2.54 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April66.8°F / 45.3°F4.23 in rain
May75.5°F / 55.2°F4.19 in rain
June83.4°F / 64.7°F4.29 in rain
July86.9°F / 67.6°F3.46 in rain
August85.2°F / 65.8°F3.09 in rain
September79.9°F / 58.2°F3.42 in rain
October67.4°F / 47.3°F3.39 in rain
November52.2°F / 35.3°F3.1 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December40.8°F / 26.4°F2.41 in rain, 3.3 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 supermarket25% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

New Berlin CUSD 1663% of this ZIP code's land area
Auburn Community Unit School District 1015.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 512.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Waverly Community Unit School District 69.1% 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 status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62670 New Berlin, IL10.9 km away
62692 Waverly, IL11.8 km away
62629 Chatham, IL12.6 km away
62615 Auburn, IL13.2 km away
62662 Lowder, IL13.3 km away
62711 Springfield, IL15.3 km away
62689 Thayer, IL16.8 km away
62536 Glenarm, IL17.7 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.

Sangamon County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.97 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density36 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6704, -89.8588

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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