ZIP 62940 · Gorham
Who lives in ZIP code 62940 (Gorham, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gorham, IL · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People645
Median age23.9
Household income$64,375
Home value—
Median rent$722/mo
Poverty8.4%
College degree+10.0%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Carbondale, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 219
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.3% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
7.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $14,464.
Education (adults 25+)
22.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 75.9%
- Never married
- 8.5%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 2.7%
- Family size
- 3.35
- Dual-income families
- 66.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.6%
- Rent burden
- 11.0%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.8%
- Unemployment
- 13.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 18.0%
- No health insurance
- 2.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.