ZIP 62914 · Cairo
Who lives in ZIP code 62914 (Cairo, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cairo, IL · Alexander County
uszips 2026
People1,765
Median age47.1
Household income$41,103
Home value—
Median rent$515/mo
Poverty18.7%
College degree+13.3%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
- Wider region
- Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 34 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 709
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.2% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
14.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,865.
Education (adults 25+)
20.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 25.6%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 23.6%
- Widowed
- 10.8%
- Family size
- 3.72
- Dual-income families
- 30.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.6%
- Rent burden
- 23.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.9%
- Unemployment
- 13.8%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.7%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 24.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.