ZIP 62545 · Mechanicsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 62545 (Mechanicsburg, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mechanicsburg, IL · Sangamon County
uszips 2026
People1,101
Median age45.4
Household income$84,815
Home value$176,693
Median rent$958/mo
Poverty8.5%
College degree+22.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Springfield, IL
- Wider region
- Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 468
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
45.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,635.
Education (adults 25+)
43.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.2%
- Never married
- 27.2%
- Divorced
- 17.1%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 66.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 94.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.1%
- Farmers
- 4.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 8.1%
- No health insurance
- 1.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.