ZIP 62286 · Sparta
Who lives in ZIP code 62286 (Sparta, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sparta, IL · Randolph County
uszips 2026
People5,491
Median age43.3
Household income$61,220
Home value$115,521
Median rent$759/mo
Poverty19.2%
College degree+18.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,551
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.6% are 65 or older; 77.4% are adults.
Household income
24.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,730.
Education (adults 25+)
33.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.9%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 21.4%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 38.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.8%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.7%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.2%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 26.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.