ZIP 62979 · Ridgway
Who lives in ZIP code 62979 (Ridgway, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ridgway, IL · Gallatin County
uszips 2026
People930
Median age54.8
Household income$50,625
Home value$90,117
Median rent$667/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+18.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 474
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
35.6% are 65 or older; 84.9% are adults.
Household income
25.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,558.
Education (adults 25+)
55.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.3%
- Never married
- 21.7%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 14.0%
- Family size
- 2.59
- Dual-income families
- 45.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.5%
- Rent burden
- 19.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 7.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.5%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 28.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.