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62931 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62931 covers Elizabethtown, Illinois, with a population of about 1,359 and a median household income of $55,625.

Population
1,35914 per square mile
Median age
54.315.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,62532% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$140,314up 7.1% in five years
Median rent
$23581% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
10.4%24.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.9%14.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 62931 is

Elizabethtown, 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

Population1,359
Median age54.3
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)94%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.9%
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$55,625
Income per person$31,428
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k12.8%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k10.0%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k14.8%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k4.5%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more1.7%

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$56,333
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$235
Rent as a share of household income22.7%
Owner-occupied79.9%
Vacant homes36%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house60.2%
2 to 4 units10.6%
Mobile home29.2%
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$140,314as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 29%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$140,314$88,662

$108,788 in 2016 to $140,314 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone82.7%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.8% 11.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.9% 11.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.8% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59% 2.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.6% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.2% 8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.9% 7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed132
Annual payroll$3,552,000
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 76.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.1 out of 100
Community resilience21.7 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 wind97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.1Relatively 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$55,625$81,702$78,538
Income per person$31,428$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$235$1,227$1,348
Homeownership79.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%14.4%13.9%
Median age54.338.938.7
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 stationROSICLARE 5NW, IL US11.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January41.2°F / 22.4°F3.9 in rain, 0.9 in snow
February46.2°F / 25.1°F3.71 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March56.3°F / 33.3°F5.08 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April67.6°F / 42.6°F5.12 in rain
May75.2°F / 52.6°F5.35 in rain
June83°F / 61.5°F4.61 in rain
July86.4°F / 65.2°F4.4 in rain
August86.1°F / 63°F3.24 in rain
September80.4°F / 55.1°F3.24 in rain
October69.2°F / 42.9°F3.57 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November55.9°F / 33.4°F4.23 in rain
December45.2°F / 26.3°F4.44 in rain, 0.6 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 supermarket8% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hardin County Community Unit School District 195% of this ZIP code's land area
Gallatin Community Unit School District 75% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62955 Karbers Ridge, IL5.7 km away
62982 Rosiclare, IL7.1 km away
62919 Cave In Rock, IL10.7 km away
62947 Herod, IL17.3 km away
62938 Golconda, IL21.4 km away
42047 Hampton, KY21.7 km away
42064 Marion, KY22.7 km away
42078 Salem, KY23.5 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.

Hardin County91.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gallatin County8.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area97.96 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4665, -88.2867

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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