ZIP 62988 · Tamms
Who lives in ZIP code 62988 (Tamms, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tamms, IL · Alexander County
uszips 2026
People1,149
Median age50.5
Household income$54,779
Home value$84,493
Median rent$493/mo
Poverty16.7%
College degree+16.2%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
- Wider region
- Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 497
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.1% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
26.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,276.
Education (adults 25+)
50.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.2%
- Never married
- 29.7%
- Divorced
- 22.0%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 50.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 5.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.8%
- Veterans
- 12.3%
- With a disability
- 24.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.