ZIP 62479 · Wheeler
Who lives in ZIP code 62479 (Wheeler, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wheeler, IL · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People711
Median age51.9
Household income$57,292
Home value$148,850
Median rent$921/mo
Poverty9.7%
College degree+13.1%
Commute43 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 301
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.0% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,727.
Education (adults 25+)
0.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 14.5%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 55.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 13.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 21.4%
- Farmers
- 21.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.9%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.