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62910 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62910 covers Brookport, Illinois, with a population of about 2,120 and a median household income of $59,861.

Population
2,12020 per square mile
Median age
37.21.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,86127% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
19.8%7.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$107,532down 17.2% in five years
Median rent
$81334% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
10.5%24.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.9%18.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 62910 is

Brookport, 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

Population2,120
Median age37.2
Family households66.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.4%
White (non-Hispanic)89.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Veterans6.9%
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$59,861
Income per person$27,125
Poverty rate19.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k6.9%
$30–35k6.3%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k8.7%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k16.0%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k2.8%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed960
Mean adjusted gross income$54,106
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k35.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$90,600
Median gross rent$813
Rent as a share of household income21.8%
Owner-occupied83.9%
Vacant homes18.4%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house62.4%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units3%
Mobile home34.5%
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$107,532as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 17.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 7.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$133,482$107,532

$116,058 in 2016 to $107,532 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%
High school diploma or higher80.5%
Works from home6%
Drives to work alone93.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.8%
Health

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

Obesity40.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 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 screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.7% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 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)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed29
Annual payroll$1,021,000
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 92.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss89.2 out of 100
Community resilience15.7 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
Drought97.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.3Very 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$59,861$81,702$78,538
Income per person$27,125$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate19.8%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$90,600$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$813$1,227$1,348
Homeownership83.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home6%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age37.238.938.7
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 stationSMITHLAND L&D, IL US9.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January42.8°F / 25.7°F3.71 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February46.9°F / 28.4°F4.1 in rain, 1.2 in snow
March56.7°F / 36.6°F4.78 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April68.1°F / 46°F5.07 in rain
May76.8°F / 55.8°F4.56 in rain
June84.6°F / 64.7°F4.3 in rain
July87.9°F / 68.6°F4.26 in rain
August87.3°F / 67°F2.79 in rain
September81.2°F / 59.7°F3.57 in rain
October70.1°F / 47.2°F3.61 in rain
November57°F / 36.5°F4.19 in rain
December46.4°F / 29.3°F4.35 in rain, 1.8 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Massac Unit School District 155.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pope County Community Unit School District 144.5% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

42058 Ledbetter, KY11.9 km away
42003 Paducah, KY14.1 km away
42001 Paducah, KY15.3 km away
42081 Smithland, KY16.8 km away
62960 Metropolis, IL17.2 km away
42002 Paducah, KY17.6 km away
42028 Burna, KY19.7 km away
42047 Hampton, KY20.3 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.

Massac County55.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pope County44.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area107.08 sq mi
Water area3.59 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1542, -88.5334

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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