ZIP 62897 · Whittington
Who lives in ZIP code 62897 (Whittington, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whittington, IL · Franklin County
uszips 2026
People542
Median age26.6
Household income$78,125
Home value$97,893
Median rent$967/mo
Poverty25.8%
College degree+12.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 183
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.9% are 65 or older; 63.1% are adults.
Household income
34.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,380.
Education (adults 25+)
5.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.3%
- Never married
- 22.4%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.76
- Dual-income families
- 41.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.8%
- Rent burden
- 71.4%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.4%
- Unemployment
- 8.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 9.2%
- No health insurance
- 45.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.