ZIP 62520 · Dawson
Who lives in ZIP code 62520 (Dawson, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dawson, IL · Sangamon County
uszips 2026
People1,652
Median age48.4
Household income$84,500
Home value$227,036
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty8.9%
College degree+20.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Springfield, IL
- Wider region
- Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 632
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.9% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
36.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,957.
Education (adults 25+)
40.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.5%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 44.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.9%
- Rent burden
- 24.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.5%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- 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.