ZIP 62896 · West Frankfort
Who lives in ZIP code 62896 (West Frankfort, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Frankfort, IL · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People10,627
Median age41.3
Household income$55,458
Home value$96,363
Median rent$681/mo
Poverty23.4%
College degree+13.4%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 68 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,501
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 76.6% are adults.
Household income
22.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,506.
Education (adults 25+)
60.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.7%
- Never married
- 26.9%
- Divorced
- 18.0%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 42.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.4%
- Rent burden
- 31.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.9%
- Unemployment
- 11.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.9%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 20.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.