ZIP 62521 · Decatur
Who lives in ZIP code 62521 (Decatur, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Decatur, IL · Macon County
uszips 2026
People32,665
Median age42.0
Household income$66,337
Home value$123,320
Median rent$926/mo
Poverty13.7%
College degree+23.1%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Decatur, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 191 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,256
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.1% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
29.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,478.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.5%
- Never married
- 31.1%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 9.3%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 47.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.5%
- Rent burden
- 25.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.