62545 Zip Code (Mechanicsburg, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,278
Zip code population in 2010: 1,246
Zip code population in 2000: 948

Houses and condos: 615
Renter-occupied apartments: 37
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62545: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 27.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 46 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,992 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,325 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 62545:

• High school or higher: 97.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62545:

• Never married: 27.0%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 13.5%

• 
• • 1,19093.2%White
  • 695.4%Two or more races
  • 181.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62545, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,810 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,810
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $56,975 (reported on 82.3% of returns)

Here:	$56,975
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1147.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2895.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5653.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8243.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18782.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $777 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$777
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 52.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 31.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 135.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,600 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs below $25k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 222.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,627 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,627
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 422.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,867 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,867
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.8% for AGIs below $25k, 185.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,520 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

62545:	$14,520
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 250.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 562.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,100 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,100
State:	$34,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 866.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,700 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

62545:	$7,700
State:	$8,563

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 288.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62545, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,405 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,405
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $46,377 (reported on 86.9% of returns)

Here:	$46,377
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $452 (reported on 37.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$452
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,667 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,971 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,971
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,420 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

62545:	$6,420
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $17,071 (18% of AGI, reported on 27.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,071
State:	$26,433

Here:	17.7% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,464 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,464
State:	$4,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,329 (reported on 27.9% of returns)

62545:	$7,329
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,138 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,138
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62545, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,149 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,149
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $35,061 (reported on 87.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,061
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.8% for AGIs below $10k, 73.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $771 (reported on 39.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$771
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $607 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$607
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,077 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,077
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,425 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,425
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$526 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	+$526
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $12,500 (20% of AGI, reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,500
State:	$20,239

Here:	19.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,824 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,824
State:	$3,719

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,422 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

62545:	$4,422
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,908 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,908
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.1%

Here:	59%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 50.5% for AGIs below $10k, 58.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62531, 62520, 62515, 62563, 62547, 62561.
Mechanicsburg Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 536

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (7 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 269 (151 now married, 116 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62545 with a mortgage: 310 (34 second mortgage, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,455
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $602

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 62545 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 39$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 27$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 124$60,000 to $74,999
• 63$75,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 85$125,000 to $149,999
• 37$150,000 to $199,999
• 62$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62545

• 4Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 51$100,000 to $124,999
• 107$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $174,999
• 24$175,000 to $199,999
• 59$200,000 to $249,999
• 41$250,000 to $299,999
• 114$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62545

• 3$250 to $299
• 13$400 to $449
• 6$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 6$650 to $699
• 1$700 to $749
• 1$800 to $899

Median gross rent in 2022: $800.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,381

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $190,252 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,546 - $318,577

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $233,809

Here:	$233,809
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $79,876

Here:	$79,876
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 562
• 10 to 19: 14
• Mobile homes: 35

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62545

• 81.9%588Drove a car alone
• 3.3%24Carpooled
• 14.9%107Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62545

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 105 to 9 minutes
• 2810 to 14 minutes
• 4815 to 19 minutes
• 10820 to 24 minutes
• 9125 to 29 minutes
• 20730 to 34 minutes
• 2435 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes
• 4260 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,278

• Male householders: 326 (132 living alone), Female householders: 256 (65 living alone)

• 271 spouses (271 opposite-sex spouses), 63 unmarried partners, (63 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 247 children (222 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 19 non-relatives

Size of family households: 144 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 198 1-person, 64 2-persons

152 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (5 men, 15 women).

99.5% of residents of 62545 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MECHANICSBURG BUFFALO WC WTP (600 SOUTH CHURCH STREET in MECHANICSBURG, 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: WATER SUPPLY
  

• SANG-CHRIS SAND&GRAVEL, LLC (2850 YOUNG ROAD in MECHANICSBURG, 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: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• MECHANICSBURG FARMERS GRAIN COMPANY (305 NORTH 1ST STREET in MECHANICSBURG, IL)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• CHRISTIAN CNTY BRIDGE # 3003 (COUNTY HIGHWAY # 3 in ROBY, IL)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CHRISTIAN COUNTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

Population in 1990: 2,228.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,083
• Midwest: 97
• South: 44
• West: 33

70% of the 62545 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.

96% of the 62545 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of fire incidents - 23 took place in 2013, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.5%), and Outside Fires (39.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62545
• 8645.5%Structure Fires
• 7539.7%Outside Fires
• 2111.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 73.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62545, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62545 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	67.4 years
James	9	66.7 years
Mary	9	77.8 years
William	6	72.2 years
Robert	6	71.3 years
Carl	5	71.2 years
Donald	5	63.8 years
Arthur	5	75.2 years
Charles	5	76.4 years
George	5	71.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 62545 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Green	10	81.5 years
Smith	7	78.2 years
Patrick	6	72.3 years
Ealey	5	58.8 years
Coe	5	74.6 years
Marshall	5	75.2 years
Morgan	5	72.4 years
Prior	5	73.8 years
Moore	4	60.9 years
Billbe	4	80.5 years