ZIP 62812 · Benton
Who lives in ZIP code 62812 (Benton, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benton, IL · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People11,611
Median age42.2
Household income$60,539
Home value$101,881
Median rent$843/mo
Poverty14.3%
College degree+18.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 45 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,921
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.3% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
25.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,678.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 20.3%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 43.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.4%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 19.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.