ZIP 62249 · Highland
Who lives in ZIP code 62249 (Highland, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Highland, IL · Madison County
uszips 2026
People16,205
Median age43.6
Household income$90,424
Home value$227,981
Median rent$858/mo
Poverty4.9%
College degree+39.2%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 71 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,203
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
44.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,290.
Education (adults 25+)
42.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.2%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.81
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.7%
- Rent burden
- 29.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.8%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.3%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.