ZIP 62401 · Effingham
Who lives in ZIP code 62401 (Effingham, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Effingham, IL · Effingham County
uszips 2026
People19,273
Median age41.8
Household income$82,374
Home value$217,831
Median rent$735/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+29.8%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Effingham, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 72 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,042
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
41.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,147.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.3%
- Never married
- 26.9%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 57.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.9%
- Rent burden
- 22.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 3.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.