ZIP 61920 · Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 61920 (Charleston, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charleston, IL · Coles County
uszips 2026
People20,951
Median age30.6
Household income$52,429
Home value$148,890
Median rent$812/mo
Poverty21.7%
College degree+34.8%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-Mattoon, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 55 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,843
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 85.1% are adults.
Household income
24.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,999.
Education (adults 25+)
38.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.6%
- Never married
- 45.4%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 2.60
- Dual-income families
- 44.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.4%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.