ZIP 62461 · Shumway
Who lives in ZIP code 62461 (Shumway, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shumway, IL · Effingham County
uszips 2026
People625
Median age37.0
Household income$74,350
Home value$154,910
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty10.2%
College degree+20.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Effingham, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 289
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.2% are 65 or older; 74.4% are adults.
Household income
34.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,875.
Education (adults 25+)
54.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.5%
- Never married
- 29.5%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 15.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.6%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.