ZIP 62960 · Metropolis
Who lives in ZIP code 62960 (Metropolis, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Metropolis, IL · Massac County
uszips 2026
People10,783
Median age45.9
Household income$63,102
Home value$136,071
Median rent$748/mo
Poverty15.7%
College degree+18.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Paducah, KY-IL
- Wider region
- Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 37 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,259
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.1% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
27.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,374.
Education (adults 25+)
35.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.7%
- Never married
- 28.3%
- Divorced
- 18.2%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 40.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.7%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.