Housing units in zip code 62277 with a mortgage: 273 (28 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 183
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,195
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $400
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.6%
Whole state:
13.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 62277: Modoc Rock Shelter (A), Renault Station (B), Prairie Du Rocher Community Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Illinois State - Fort Chartres Historic Site- Region 4 Historian (Historical Places & Services; 1350 State Route 155) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 29
2000 to 2004: 28
1990 to 1999: 95
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 63
1960 to 1969: 95
1950 to 1959: 86
1940 to 1949: 57
1939 or earlier: 116
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 62277:
Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $69,999: 38
$70,000 to $79,999: 70
$80,000 to $89,999: 42
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 41
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 42
$175,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 to $249,999: 28
$250,000 to $299,999: 18
$300,000 to $399,999: 69
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 12
$750,000 to $999,999: 50
$1,000,000 or more: 4
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 62277:
Less than $100: 6
$100 to $149: 3
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 15
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 10
$900 to $999: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
No cash rent: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $205,532.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,028
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $103,044
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $137,143
62277:
$137,143
Illinois:
$202,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,423 - $220,867
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $62,730
Here:
$62,730
State:
$255,444
Townhouses or other attached units: $108,750
Here:
$108,750
State:
$243,493
Mobile homes: $70,237
Here:
$70,237
State:
$64,810
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 514
One, attached: 6
Two: 6
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 92
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 520 (77%)
Carpooled: 119 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 0 (0%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 0 (0%)
Walked: 24 (4%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 24 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 22
5 to 9 minutes: 41
10 to 14 minutes: 58
15 to 19 minutes: 58
20 to 24 minutes: 62
25 to 29 minutes: 63
30 to 34 minutes: 82
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 128
60 to 89 minutes: 96
90 or more minutes: 12
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,476
In family households: 1,284 (340 male householders, 70 female householders)
352 spouses, 448 children (418 natural, 0 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 7 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 192 (94 male householders (80 living alone)), 79 female householders (74 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 176 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons
267 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (44 men, 57 women).
97.0% of residents of 62277 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 22% well).
5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (22% very well, 78% not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 3 (0.3%) (43.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.3%
Whole state:
13.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (100%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 0
Before 1980: 4
Races in zip code 62277:
White population: 1,422 Black population: 4 American Indian population: 5 Asian population: 6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 20 Hispanic or Latino population: 3
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER STP (209 HENRY STREET in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - DRINKING WATER PROGRAM 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
MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES (S A ROUTE 7 7849 BLUFF ROAD in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
MISSISSIPPI LIME CO (PRAIRIE DU ROCHER TWP in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; LIME Alternative names: MISSISSIPPI LIME COMPANY
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LEVEE (FLOOD CONTROL LEVEE RELIEF WEL in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, 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: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION Alternative names: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER AND MODOC LE, PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LEVEE AND DR
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LIME, L.P. (ROUTE 1, BLUFF ROAD in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, 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: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE Alternative names: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER MINE
COE-RELIEF WELL REHABILITATION (PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LEVEE DIST in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL) . Federal Facility. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER ELEM SCHOOL (714 MIDDLE STREET in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4507913402001 Organizations: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER C C S D 134 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
RANDOLPH SERVICE CO (ON HWY 155 in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RANDOLPH SERVICE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
MARTIN MARIETTA-KASKASKIA (7849 BLUFF ROAD in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE Alternative names: KASKASKIA QUARRY, MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS
DAVES STANDARD (IL RTE 155 in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CANDLER DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
Utility gas (32%)
Electricity (14%)
Wood (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 1,017. Population change in the 1990s: +474 (+46.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,179
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 194
South: 56
West: 23
67% of the 62277 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95
Here:
36.9%
Illinois:
11.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
Here:
52.5%
Illinois:
9.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:
18.6%
Illinois:
27.5%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
PENSONEAU CONSTRUCTION, INC (1015 MAIN STREET in PRAIRIE DU ROC, IL; small business) : $1,216,595 in 4 contractsfrom 1999 to 2000
$448,021 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 1999-11-10. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$424,134 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-11-21. Completion date: 2001-01-16.
$300,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-07-26. Completion date: 2001-01-16.
$44,440 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-02-08. Completion date: 1999-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)