ZIP 62264 · New Athens
Who lives in ZIP code 62264 (New Athens, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Athens, IL · St. Clair County
uszips 2026
People3,097
Median age40.7
Household income$57,015
Home value$129,921
Median rent$887/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+14.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,315
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
27.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,798.
Education (adults 25+)
47.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.1%
- Never married
- 33.0%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 53.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.2%
- Rent burden
- 31.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 3.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.9%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 16.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.