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62846 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62846 covers Ina, Illinois, with a population of about 1,845 and a median household income of $64,167.

Population
1,845112 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,16721% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
26.9%14.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$89,30064% below the Illinois median
Median rent
$53856% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
3.6%31.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.1%5.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 62846 is

Ina, 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

Population1,845
Median age43.5
Family households66.2%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.2%
White (non-Hispanic)64%
Black (non-Hispanic)20.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Veterans4.6%
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$64,167
Income per person$13,057
Poverty rate26.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k11.7%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k10.1%
$40–45k0.3%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k15.3%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more3.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed310
Mean adjusted gross income$58,035
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$89,300
Median gross rent$538
Rent as a share of household income19.3%
Owner-occupied70.1%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house69%
2 to 4 units10.3%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home20.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%
High school diploma or higher68.6%
Works from home4.1%
Drives to work alone89.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Obesity43.4% 10 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.8% 6.6 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 health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.1% 2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.1% 3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 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 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed173
Annual payroll$8,014,000
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 96.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience70.9 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 wind99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.4Very 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$64,167$81,702$78,538
Income per person$13,057$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate26.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$89,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$538$1,227$1,348
Homeownership70.1%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home4.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%14.4%13.9%
Median age43.538.938.7
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 stationBENTON 2 N, IL US13.5 km away

Average high and low by month

January40.7°F / 24.5°F
February44.4°F / 28.1°F
March55.4°F / 36.7°F
April67.1°F / 46.4°F
May76.2°F / 55.6°F
June84.7°F / 64.3°F
July88.2°F / 68°F
August87.4°F / 65.8°F
September80.5°F / 57.7°F
October68.4°F / 46.5°F
November55.1°F / 36.6°F
December43.8°F / 28.3°F
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 supermarket100% 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.

Mount Vernon Township High School District 20149.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 17832% of this ZIP code's land area
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 59% of this ZIP code's land area
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 1159% 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62816 Bonnie, IL5.8 km away
62866 Nason, IL7 km away
62897 Whittington, IL7.4 km away
62836 Ewing, IL9.8 km away
62810 Belle Rive, IL13.6 km away
62894 Waltonville, IL14.5 km away
62884 Sesser, IL16.3 km away
62872 Opdyke, IL16.9 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.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.42 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density112 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1527, -88.8894

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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