ZIP 62843 · Golden Gate
Who lives in ZIP code 62843 (Golden Gate, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Golden Gate, IL · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People87
Median age86.8
Household income$16,020
Home value—
Median rent—
Poverty27.6%
College degree+12.3%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 67
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
70.1% are 65 or older; 94.3% are adults.
Household income
7.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $15,822.
Education (adults 25+)
100.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 17.1%
- Never married
- 6.1%
- Divorced
- 4.9%
- Widowed
- 72.0%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 40.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 70% / 30%
Work
- In labor force
- 18.3%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 51.2%
- With a disability
- 79.3%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.