Median household income (1999): $43,750
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,868
| This zip code | $49,868 | | Illinois: | $50,260 |
Nearest zip codes: 62097, 62001, 62058, 62061, 62025, 62088.
Housing units in zip code 62046 with a mortgage: 77 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $975
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 4
- 1995 to 1998: 10
- 1990 to 1994: 19
- 1980 to 1989: 17
- 1970 to 1979: 51
- 1960 to 1969: 5
- 1950 to 1959: 31
- 1940 to 1949: 12
- 1939 or earlier: 22
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hamel, IL (62046): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 23
- 3 bedrooms: 81
- 4 bedrooms: 14
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 5
- 2 bedrooms: 34
- 3 bedrooms: 0
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 62046 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 25
- 2 vehicles: 63
- 3 vehicles: 23
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 2
- 1 vehicle: 28
- 2 vehicles: 9
- 3 vehicles: 4
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 62046:
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5
- $50,000 to $59,999: 18
- $60,000 to $69,999: 11
- $70,000 to $79,999: 14
- $80,000 to $89,999: 20
- $90,000 to $99,999: 9
- $100,000 to $124,999: 10
- $125,000 to $149,999: 27
- $150,000 to $174,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 62046:
- Less than $100: 2
- $200 to $249: 2
- $250 to $299: 2
- $300 to $349: 5
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 13
- $450 to $499: 10
- $600 to $649: 4
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,138
- Two or more races householders: $64,058
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $195,735
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 11

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 158 (81%)
- Carpooled: 28 (14%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 17
- 5 to 9 minutes: 8
- 10 to 14 minutes: 20
- 15 to 19 minutes: 37
- 20 to 24 minutes: 17
- 25 to 29 minutes: 13
- 30 to 34 minutes: 16
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 7
- 45 to 59 minutes: 33
- 60 to 89 minutes: 12
- 90 or more minutes: 5
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 400
- In family households: 361 (95 male householders, 18 female householders)
105 spouses, 136 children (130 natural, 4 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 26 female householders (24 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 9 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 2 2-persons.
83 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (1 men, 10 women).
97.1% of residents of 62046 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% very well, 17% well, 50% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% well, 20% not well).
Foreign born population: 4 (1.0%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 171
- Other groups: 52
- United States or American: 37
- English: 20
- Italian: 17
- Irish: 11
- Polish: 9
- French (except Basque): 6
- Scottish: 6
- Russian: 5
- Hungarian: 2
- Scotch-Irish: 2
- Croatian: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- READY MIX SERVICE INC (229 N OLD US ROUTE 66 in HAMEL, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Organizations: READY MIX SERVICE, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, READY MIX SERVICE, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HAMEL STP (P.O. BOX 345 in HAMEL, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: HAMEL STP, VILLAGE OF
- INTERSTATE RECYCLE CORP (402 OLD RT. 66 in HAMEL, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- HAMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (BOX 157 400 W STATE in HAMEL, IL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4105700702008
Organizations: EDWARDSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 7 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- IDOT (BRG 0600181 in HAMEL, IL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HAMEL CO-OP GRAIN CO (PO BOX 8 in HAMEL, IL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- JEMENI CUTTING TOOLS (7 WEST STATE ST in HAMEL, IL)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: PANTER JIM (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ILDOT FAI RTE 55 (FROM IL RTE 140 TO TR251 A in HAMEL, IL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 280
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 72
- South: 31
- West: 6
49% of the 62046 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 1,685. Population change in the 1990s: -1,297 (-77.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 16.4% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 7
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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