ZIP 62526 · Decatur
Who lives in ZIP code 62526 (Decatur, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Decatur, IL · Macon County
uszips 2026
People30,483
Median age42.2
Household income$49,062
Home value$93,629
Median rent$833/mo
Poverty18.2%
College degree+20.7%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Decatur, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 179 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,988
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.5% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
18.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,191.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.8%
- Never married
- 38.8%
- Divorced
- 14.3%
- Widowed
- 10.1%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 38.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.4%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.