ZIP 62411 · Altamont
Who lives in ZIP code 62411 (Altamont, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altamont, IL · Effingham County
uszips 2026
People4,249
Median age43.4
Household income$66,111
Home value$143,136
Median rent$786/mo
Poverty16.3%
College degree+21.2%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Effingham, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,654
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 76.7% are adults.
Household income
32.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,207.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.6%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 56.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.9%
- Rent burden
- 20.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.8%
- Unemployment
- 0.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 9.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 11.5%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.