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62997 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62997 covers Willisville, Illinois, with a population of about 562 and a median household income of $59,792.

Population
5621,192 per square mile
Median age
31.77 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,79227% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$66,50073% below the Illinois median
Median rent
$81534% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
5.5%29.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.5%12.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 62997 is

Willisville, 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

Population562
Median age31.7
Family households63.3%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.8%
White (non-Hispanic)85.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans3.7%
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$59,792
Income per person$34,385
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k6.4%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k9.6%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k13.3%
$60–75k15.1%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k13.8%
$125–150k2.3%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more0.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$66,500
Median gross rent$815
Owner-occupied77.5%
Vacant homes11%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house64.1%
5 to 19 units4.5%
Mobile home31.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%
High school diploma or higher85.9%
Works from home0.8%
Drives to work alone93.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.7%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.9% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed14
Annual payroll$644,000
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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 95.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92 out of 100
Community resilience74.3 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 wind98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.1Very 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$59,792$81,702$78,538
Income per person$34,385$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate11%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$66,500$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$815$1,227$1,348
Homeownership77.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US5%14.4%13.9%
Median age31.738.938.7
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 stationSPARTA 1 W, IL US18.4 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January40.1°F / 21.6°F3.11 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February45.1°F / 25.2°F2.57 in rain, 3.4 in snow
March55.5°F / 33.2°F3.95 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April66.8°F / 43.2°F5.16 in rain
May75.7°F / 54.1°F5.17 in rain
June84.3°F / 62.4°F4.31 in rain
July87.7°F / 65.6°F4.68 in rain
August86.8°F / 63.6°F3.54 in rain
September80.8°F / 55.4°F3.03 in rain
October69.9°F / 44.2°F3.34 in rain
November55.8°F / 34.5°F4.08 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December44°F / 26°F2.7 in rain, 2.6 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 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%.

Trico Community Unit School District 176100% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62272 Percy, IL3.9 km away
62238 Cutler, IL6.8 km away
62916 Campbell Hill, IL6.9 km away
62288 Steeleville, IL7.1 km away
62907 Ava, IL16 km away
62280 Rockwood, IL17.2 km away
62286 Sparta, IL19.1 km away
62297 Walsh, IL21.4 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.

Perry County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.47 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density1,192 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9848, -89.5899

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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