ZIP 62471 · Vandalia
Who lives in ZIP code 62471 (Vandalia, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Vandalia, IL · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People9,937
Median age44.3
Household income$61,792
Home value$138,828
Median rent$811/mo
Poverty15.3%
College degree+21.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,663
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 83.2% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,779.
Education (adults 25+)
44.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.4%
- Never married
- 33.7%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 43.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.3%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.1%
- Farmers
- 4.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.8%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.