ZIP 62824 · Clay City
Who lives in ZIP code 62824 (Clay City, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Clay City, IL · Clay County
uszips 2026
People1,485
Median age42.8
Household income$61,591
Home value$100,534
Median rent$607/mo
Poverty24.8%
College degree+12.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 626
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.0% are 65 or older; 75.4% are adults.
Household income
24.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,548.
Education (adults 25+)
69.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 33.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.0%
- Rent burden
- 18.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 10.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.4%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.