Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,805
| This zip code: | $42,805 | | Illinois: | $54,124 |
Nearest zip codes: 62336, 62318, 62313, 62334, 62316, 62380.
Housing units in zip code 62321 with a mortgage: 511 (60 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 506
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $876
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $374
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 52
- 1990 to 1994: 33
- 1980 to 1989: 157
- 1970 to 1979: 274
- 1960 to 1969: 247
- 1950 to 1959: 201
- 1940 to 1949: 191
- 1939 or earlier: 842
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carthage, IL (62321): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 27
- 2 bedrooms: 272
- 3 bedrooms: 783
- 4 bedrooms: 213
- 5 or more bedrooms: 65
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 122
- 2 bedrooms: 175
- 3 bedrooms: 121
- 4 bedrooms: 26
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 62321 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 41
- 1 vehicle: 303
- 2 vehicles: 664
- 3 vehicles: 283
- 4 vehicles: 53
- 5 or more vehicles: 16
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 30
- 1 vehicle: 258
- 2 vehicles: 138
- 3 vehicles: 29
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 62321:
- Less than $10,000: 24
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 16
- $20,000 to $24,999: 17
- $25,000 to $29,999: 13
- $30,000 to $34,999: 19
- $35,000 to $39,999: 27
- $40,000 to $49,999: 52
- $50,000 to $59,999: 67
- $60,000 to $69,999: 84
- $70,000 to $79,999: 80
- $80,000 to $89,999: 99
- $90,000 to $99,999: 100
- $100,000 to $124,999: 205
- $125,000 to $149,999: 147
- $150,000 to $174,999: 96
- $175,000 to $199,999: 84
- $200,000 to $249,999: 60
- $250,000 to $299,999: 16
- $300,000 to $399,999: 19
- $400,000 to $499,999: 13
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 62321:
- $100 to $149: 13
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 53
- $250 to $299: 75
- $300 to $349: 44
- $350 to $399: 17
- $400 to $449: 19
- No cash rent: 24
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $81,690.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,439
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,555 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
| 62321: | $102,555 | | Illinois: | $208,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,166 - $153,059
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $119,854| Here: | $119,854 | | State: | $269,211 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $101,040| Here: | $101,040 | | State: | $258,887 |
In 2-unit structures: $92,393| Here: | $92,393 | | State: | $320,810 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,299| Here: | $100,299 | | State: | $330,214 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $64,296| Here: | $64,296 | | State: | $275,408 |
Mobile homes: $11,912| Here: | $11,912 | | State: | $35,670 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,609
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 83
- 3 or 4: 95
- 5 to 9: 68
- 10 to 19: 12
- Mobile homes: 117

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,894 (86%)
- Carpooled: 150 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
- Walked: 31 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 119 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 289
- 5 to 9 minutes: 596
- 10 to 14 minutes: 260
- 15 to 19 minutes: 278
- 20 to 24 minutes: 153
- 25 to 29 minutes: 58
- 30 to 34 minutes: 157
- 35 to 39 minutes: 69
- 40 to 44 minutes: 53
- 45 to 59 minutes: 95
- 60 to 89 minutes: 60
- 90 or more minutes: 24
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,293
- In family households: 3,552 (1,062 male householders, 157 female householders)
1,040 spouses, 1,201 children (1,054 natural, 38 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 21 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 741 (237 male householders (173 living alone)), 382 female householders (363 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 92 (85 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 628 2-persons, 232 3-persons, 236 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 536 1-person, 61 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
778 married couples with children.
211 single-parent households (50 men, 161 women).
97.2% of residents of 62321 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
Foreign born population: 31 (0.7%)
(77.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (26%)
- Poland (23%)
- United Kingdom (19%)
- Canada (19%)
- Other Western Europe (13%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 7
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 20
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White population: 4,263
Black population: 15
American Indian population: 13
Asian population: 17
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 16

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1157 |
|  United States or American: 580 |
|  English: 368 |
|  Irish: 309 |
|  Other groups: 159 |
|  French (except Basque): 73 |
|  Scottish: 73 |
|  Italian: 71 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 52 |
|  Dutch: 41 |
|  Northern European: 36 |
|  European: 26 |
|  British: 21 |
|  Swedish: 19 |
|  Norwegian: 18 |
|  Belgian: 15 |
|  Canadian: 12 |
|  Polish: 10 |
|  Greek: 5 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  Croatian: 4 |
|  Danish: 4 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- METHODE ELECTRONICS INC (111 W. BUCHANAN ST in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Alternative names: METHODE ELECTRONICS/J KENDRICK
- NUTRITION SERVICES INC (1798 E. HWY. 136 in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, 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
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Organizations: CARGILL, INC. - NUTRENA FEEDS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CARGILL INC., CARGILL INC.- ANIMAL NUTRITION DIV., CARGILL, INC. - CARTHAGE, CARGILL NUTRENA FEED
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (ADAMS ST in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM,
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Organizations: MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NICOR GAS (1375 BUCHANAN ST in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
- HANCOCK SERVICE CO (ROUTE 136 in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY
- MAIN CLEANERS (508 WABASH in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HANCOCK SERVICE CO (WEST WABASH AVE in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY
- ILLINOIS AYERS OIL CO (RURAL in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (115 S LINCOLN ST in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
- MOBIL OIL CORP (BUCHANAN STREET in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Alternative names: EXXON MOBIL OIL CORP.
- PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO (US HIGHWAY 136 E in CARTHAGE, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- RAMPLEY SERVICE INC (RR 2 in DENVER, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM REFINING
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,094
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3248
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 861
- South: 147
- West: 73
65% of the 62321 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, 46% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 4,171. Population change in the 1990s: +157 (+3.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 2.3% | | 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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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HANCOCK COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH C (607 BUCHANAN in CARTHAGE, IL): $98,760 in 8 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $16,224; 2002: $16,505; 2003: $16,859; 2004: $34,406; 2005: $2,953; 2006: $11,813.
Biggest contracts:
$17,203 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-11-03. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
$17,203 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-11-03. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
$16,859 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-12-11. Completion date: 2004-07-02.
$16,505 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2002-11-19. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- CARSON FORD INC (128 BUCHANAN ST in CARTHAGE, IL; small business): $3,132 in 2 contracts in 2003
$2,850 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2003-02-26. Completion date: 2003-03-24.
$282, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-26. Completion date: 2003-03-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 61 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 7 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in religious group quarters
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