Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,781
| This zip code: | $33,781 | | Illinois: | $54,124 |
Nearest zip codes: 62879, 62868, 62839, 62434, 62858, 62878.
Housing units in zip code 62824 with a mortgage: 170 (18 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 171
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $794
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $316
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.5% | | Whole state: | 11.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 62824 include: Mount Zion Church (A), Patterson Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wells Cemetery (1), Williams Cemetery (2), Zif Cemetery (3), Ditter Cemetery (4), Leonard Cemetery (5), Mount Zion United Brethren Cemetery (6), Levitte Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Branch (A), Seminary Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Sailor Springs Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 5
- 1995 to 1998: 39
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1980 to 1989: 113
- 1970 to 1979: 170
- 1960 to 1969: 85
- 1950 to 1959: 123
- 1940 to 1949: 110
- 1939 or earlier: 224
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clay City, IL (62824): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 27
- 2 bedrooms: 234
- 3 bedrooms: 303
- 4 bedrooms: 71
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 25
- 2 bedrooms: 77
- 3 bedrooms: 50
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 62824 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 13
- 1 vehicle: 191
- 2 vehicles: 266
- 3 vehicles: 128
- 4 vehicles: 43
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 33
- 1 vehicle: 60
- 2 vehicles: 49
- 3 vehicles: 6
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 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 62824:
- Less than $10,000: 38
- $10,000 to $14,999: 19
- $15,000 to $19,999: 14
- $20,000 to $24,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 33
- $30,000 to $34,999: 25
- $35,000 to $39,999: 17
- $40,000 to $49,999: 40
- $50,000 to $59,999: 56
- $60,000 to $69,999: 42
- $70,000 to $79,999: 40
- $80,000 to $89,999: 43
- $90,000 to $99,999: 40
- $100,000 to $124,999: 68
- $125,000 to $149,999: 40
- $150,000 to $174,999: 18
- $175,000 to $199,999: 10
- $200,000 to $249,999: 15
- $250,000 to $299,999: 8
- $300,000 to $399,999: 12
- $400,000 to $499,999: 6
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 62824:
- Less than $100: 2
- $100 to $149: 8
- $150 to $199: 23
- $200 to $249: 13
- $250 to $299: 15
- $300 to $349: 14
- $350 to $399: 1
- No cash rent: 18
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $36,760.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $76,135
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,239 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
| 62824: | $71,239 | | Illinois: | $208,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,093 - $106,348
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $105,688| Here: | $105,688 | | State: | $269,211 |
Mobile homes: $32,136| Here: | $32,136 | | 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: 617
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 35
- 3 or 4: 14
- 5 to 9: 11
- Mobile homes: 202

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 721 (83%)
- Carpooled: 88 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 24 (3%)
- Worked at home: 33 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 97
- 5 to 9 minutes: 121
- 10 to 14 minutes: 206
- 15 to 19 minutes: 119
- 20 to 24 minutes: 123
- 25 to 29 minutes: 30
- 30 to 34 minutes: 61
- 35 to 39 minutes: 3
- 40 to 44 minutes: 4
- 45 to 59 minutes: 31
- 60 to 89 minutes: 31
- 90 or more minutes: 10
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,922
- In family households: 1,635 (451 male householders, 94 female householders)
443 spouses, 580 children (545 natural, 7 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 10 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 287 (93 male householders (84 living alone)), 170 female householders (159 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 260 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 11 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 243 1-person, 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons.
382 married couples with children.
83 single-parent households (23 men, 60 women).
98.1% of residents of 62824 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 25% well).
Foreign born population: 10 (0.5%)
(70.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Turkey (60%)
- Greece (20%)
- Mexico (20%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 1,905
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 5

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 507 |
|  German: 345 |
|  Irish: 149 |
|  English: 137 |
|  Other groups: 68 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 46 |
|  Dutch: 24 |
|  French (except Basque): 21 |
|  Albanian: 20 |
|  European: 9 |
|  Norwegian: 4 |
|  Polish: 4 |
|  Swedish: 4 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Swiss: 2 |
|  Welsh: 2 |
|  Danish: 1 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMES TRUE TEMPER INC (940 SOUTH 1ST STREET SOUTHEAST in CLAY CITY, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
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
Business SIC classification: HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS
Organizations: AMES COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMES COMPANY
- CLAY CITY WWTP (304 S. MAIN STREET in CLAY CITY, 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
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: CLAY CITY, VILLAGE OF, CLAY CITY WWTP, VILLAGE OF
- KNAPP OIL CO (SOUTH FIRST in CLAY CITY, 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: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- PLAINS MARKETING LP (RTE 50 E OF CLAY CITY in CLAY CITY, 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: CRUDE PETROLEUM PIPELINES
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL.
Alternative names: PLAINS MARKETING L.P.
- RODGER D MORRIS (S AT CAUTION LIGHT TO 2ND ROAD in CLAY CITY, 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
Organizations: MORRIS TANK TRUCK SERVICE?RODG (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MORRIS, RODGER TANK TRUCK SERV, MORRIS TANK TRUCK SERVICE?RODG
- ATLAS ENTERPRISES (RURAL in CLAY CITY, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS)
- LOWELL MCCOLLUM (124 E. ADAMS in CLAY CITY, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC (CLAY CITY TOWNSHIP in CLAY CITY, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM PIPELINES
Alternative names: MARATHON ASHLAND PIPELINE LLC
- CLAY CITY HIGH SCHOOL (PO BOX 405 in CLAY CITY, IL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1201301000002
Organizations: CLAY CITY COMM UNIT DIST 10 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLAY CITY ELEM SCHOOL (PO BOX 545 in CLAY CITY, IL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1201301002001
Organizations: CLAY CITY COMM UNIT DIST 10 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLAY CITY JR HIGH SCHOOL (PO BOX 545 in CLAY CITY, IL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1201301001001
Organizations: CLAY CITY COMM UNIT DIST 10 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLAY CITY, IL 663 (101 PARK AVENUE SE in CLAY CITY, IL)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-IL0250050 14686, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Alternative names: ROYSTER-CLARK INC., ROYSTER-CLARK AGRIBUSINESS
- M & M PUMP & SUPPLY, INC. (MAIN AND RAILROAD STREETS in CLAY CITY, IL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,376
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1682
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 131
- South: 71
- West: 21
72% of the 62824 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 1,753. Population change in the 1990s: +167 (+9.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | 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: 4
| Here: | 5.9% | | 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:
- Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 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.)
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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