ZIP 62515 · Buffalo
Who lives in ZIP code 62515 (Buffalo, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buffalo, IL · Sangamon County
uszips 2026
People902
Median age56.8
Household income$62,222
Home value$143,044
Median rent$636/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+32.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Springfield, IL
- Wider region
- Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 398
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.9% are 65 or older; 85.1% are adults.
Household income
34.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,892.
Education (adults 25+)
35.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.0%
- Never married
- 14.4%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 10.3%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 30.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.9%
- Rent burden
- 43.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 9.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.3%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 18.0%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.