ZIP 62881 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 62881 (Salem, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, IL · Marion County
uszips 2026
People11,078
Median age42.9
Household income$71,270
Home value$111,482
Median rent$778/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+17.8%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Centralia, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 43 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,724
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 78.0% are adults.
Household income
29.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,460.
Education (adults 25+)
31.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.3%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 52.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.5%
- Rent burden
- 27.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 2.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.5%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 20.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.