ZIP 62236 · Columbia
Who lives in ZIP code 62236 (Columbia, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbia, IL · Monroe County
uszips 2026
People14,154
Median age42.3
Household income$108,981
Home value$305,402
Median rent$1,128/mo
Poverty5.6%
College degree+46.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 91 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,485
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
54.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,249.
Education (adults 25+)
35.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.4%
- Never married
- 22.0%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 64.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.3%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.9%
- Veterans
- 8.8%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.