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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 62479 Zip Code is $28,400, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. 62479 Zip Code median household income is $65,729, which has grown by 60.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 62479 Zip Code residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #475

62479 Zip Code	28,400 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	33,094 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	34,250 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	25,446 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	65,729 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	79,111 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

62479 Zip Code	60.73%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	62479 Zip Code		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	42.68%	$14,588, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.30%	$18,853, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.31%	$0, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.33%	$12,896, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	74,276 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

62479 Zip Code	86,666 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	62479 Zip Code	Illinois	U.S.
White	$65,729, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	62479 Zip Code	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$73,750, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,531, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$60,365, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	62479 Zip Code	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	678, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	371, 54.72%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	302, 81.40%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	302, 81.40%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	297, 98.34%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 1.66%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	69, 18.60%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	307, 45.28%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	210, 68.40%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	210, 68.40%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	195, 92.86%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 7.14%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	97, 31.60%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	62479 Zip Code	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	492, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	332, 67.48%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15, 3.05%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	43, 8.74%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	102, 20.73%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

62479 Zip Code	20.0 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	62479 Zip Code	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	492	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	297, 60.37%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	132, 44.44%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5, 1.68%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40, 13.47%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 5.72%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	26, 8.75%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 16.84%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	195, 39.63%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	81, 41.54%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18, 9.23%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	73, 37.44%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 11.79%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	62479 Zip Code	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	492, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	111, 22.56%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	29, 5.89%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	44, 8.94%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 3.86%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15, 3.05%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	38, 7.72%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	86, 17.48%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19, 3.86%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	88, 17.89%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8, 1.63%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 3.05%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20, 4.07%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	62479 Zip Code	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	37	4.04%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8	3.04%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.