ZIP 62942 · Grand Tower
Who lives in ZIP code 62942 (Grand Tower, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Grand Tower, IL · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People628
Median age23.8
Household income$36,458
Home value$57,129
Median rent$682/mo
Poverty32.0%
College degree+1.7%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Carbondale, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 249
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.0% are 65 or older; 73.2% are adults.
Household income
12.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,560.
Education (adults 25+)
0.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.9%
- Never married
- 42.5%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 29.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.