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62672 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62672 covers Nilwood, Illinois, with a median household income of $46,563.

Median age
5213.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,56343% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Median home value
$44,40082% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
9.5%25.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.9%29.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 62672 is

Nilwood, 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

Median age52
Family households78%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.2%
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$46,563
Income per person$23,041
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k11.9%
$25–30k11.9%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k6.8%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k22.0%
$50–60k10.2%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k23.7%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$44,400
Owner-occupied94.9%
Vacant homes43.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house85.7%
Mobile home14.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%
High school diploma or higher77.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.1% 4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 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%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as 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 year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 94.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92.6 out of 100
Community resilience61.8 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.

Strong wind98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.7Very 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$46,563$81,702$78,538
Income per person$23,041$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$44,400$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership94.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age5238.938.7
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 US12.4 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 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%.

North Mac Community Unit School District 34100% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62640 Girard, IL4.2 km away
62690 Virden, IL12.3 km away
62626 Carlinville, IL13.3 km away
62572 Waggoner, IL13.3 km away
62689 Thayer, IL16.1 km away
62533 Farmersville, IL16.8 km away
62667 Modesto, IL17.3 km away
62662 Lowder, IL17.4 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.

Macoupin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.73 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3980, -89.8045

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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