ZIP 62440 · Lerna
Who lives in ZIP code 62440 (Lerna, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lerna, IL · Coles County
uszips 2026
People1,107
Median age51.4
Household income$79,605
Home value$132,995
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty6.3%
College degree+23.6%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charleston-Mattoon, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 480
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.2% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
34.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,636.
Education (adults 25+)
18.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.6%
- Never married
- 21.7%
- Divorced
- 7.6%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.60
- Dual-income families
- 42.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 95.8%
- Rent burden
- 19.2%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 7.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 14.3%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 3.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.