ZIP 62522 · Decatur
Who lives in ZIP code 62522 (Decatur, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Decatur, IL · Macon County
uszips 2026
People15,185
Median age33.8
Household income$50,669
Home value$111,962
Median rent$794/mo
Poverty24.9%
College degree+24.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Decatur, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 245 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,102
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 75.7% are adults.
Household income
24.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,352.
Education (adults 25+)
38.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.6%
- Never married
- 45.1%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 42.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.5%
- Rent burden
- 31.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.5%
- Unemployment
- 11.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.8%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.