ZIP 62864 · Mount Vernon
Who lives in ZIP code 62864 (Mount Vernon, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mount Vernon, IL · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People22,779
Median age41.2
Household income$60,451
Home value$122,732
Median rent$901/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+20.1%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mount Vernon, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 62 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,680
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.8% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,836.
Education (adults 25+)
37.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.6%
- Never married
- 29.4%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.2%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.