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62894 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62894 covers Waltonville, Illinois, with a population of about 814 and a median household income of $80,284.

Population
81418 per square mile
Median age
47.68.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,284about the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7%5.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$106,90057% below the Illinois median
Median rent
$65647% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
22.9%12.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.3%22.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 62894 is

Waltonville, 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

Population814
Median age47.6
Family households68.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)95.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans5%
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$80,284
Income per person$37,519
Poverty rate7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.8%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k6.5%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k22.0%
$100–125k15.2%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k4.8%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed500
Mean adjusted gross income$59,292
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$106,900
Median gross rent$656
Owner-occupied87.3%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house80.5%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units2.2%
Mobile home16.8%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone80.7%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.7%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed46
Annual payroll$2,015,000
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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 96.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96.7 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 wind99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.8Very 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$80,284$81,702$78,538
Income per person$37,519$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$106,900$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$656$1,227$1,348
Homeownership87.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age47.638.938.7
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 stationREND LAKE DAM, IL US19.2 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 21.9°F3.18 in rain
February43.7°F / 24.7°F2.8 in rain
March55.4°F / 34.6°F4.21 in rain
April67.7°F / 45.4°F5.43 in rain
May76.4°F / 56°F5.07 in rain
June85.8°F / 65.1°F4.48 in rain
July88.1°F / 68.4°F3.96 in rain
August86.9°F / 66.4°F3.35 in rain
September80.6°F / 57.8°F3.22 in rain
October69.3°F / 46.1°F3.44 in rain
November55.3°F / 35.4°F3.97 in rain
December44.2°F / 26.5°F2.89 in rain
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Waltonville Community Unit School District 188% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodlawn Unit District 20912% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% 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.

62883 Scheller, IL6.2 km away
62866 Nason, IL7.9 km away
62816 Bonnie, IL10.2 km away
62884 Sesser, IL13.4 km away
62846 Ina, IL14.5 km away
62876 Radom, IL15.1 km away
62831 Du Bois, IL15.2 km away
62864 Mount Vernon, IL16.4 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.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.21 sq mi
Water area2.13 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2089, -89.0390

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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