Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,207 Zip code population in 2010: 2,097 Zip code population in 2000: 1,898
Houses and condos: 902 Renter-occupied apartments: 90
% of renters here:
11%
State:
34%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 62898: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 54.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 41 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.3% ($1,809)
Illinois:
2.2% ($4,527)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,010 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,222 (1.2%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,034
(46.9%)
Females: 1,172
(53.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 62898:
High school or higher: 96.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 62898:
Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 55.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 14.3%
Zip code 62898 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $136,781
62898:
$136,781
Illinois:
$209,100
According to our research of Illinois and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 62898 zip code as of February 03, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 62898 is 765 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
39.9 years
Illinois median age:
38.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.7 people
Illinois:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62898, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,690 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$50,690
State:
$68,058
Salary/wage: $44,081 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:
$44,081
State:
$55,396
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $25k, 69.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 115.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $829 (reported on 34.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$829
Illinois:
$1,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,837 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,837
State:
$7,786
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$827 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$827
State:
+$22,183
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,875 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,875
State:
+$12,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,775 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
62898:
$10,775
Illinois:
$17,929
Total itemized deductions: $20,055 (20% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:
$20,055
State:
$26,433
Here:
20.0% of AGI
State:
19.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,212 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,212
State:
$4,525
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,100 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
62898:
$7,100
State:
$11,968
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,260 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,260
State:
$2,349
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.2%
Here:
59%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62898, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,292 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,292
State:
$54,625
Salary/wage: $35,802 (reported on 86.6% of returns)
Here:
$35,802
State:
$46,811
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,254 (reported on 45.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,254
Illinois:
$2,101
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,039 (reported on 22.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,039
State:
$4,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,400 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,400
State:
+$17,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$2,993 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$2,993
State:
+$11,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, -1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,355 (reported on 3.5% of returns)
62898:
$3,355
Illinois:
$3,087
Total itemized deductions: $15,043 (21% of AGI, reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:
$15,043
State:
$20,239
Here:
21.3% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,242 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,242
State:
$3,719
Here:
4.3% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,512 (reported on 74.4% of returns)
62898:
$4,512
State:
$9,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,564 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,564
State:
$1,788
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.9%
Here:
62%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 53.0% for AGIs below $10k, 64.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 95 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 710
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 28 (20 now married, 7 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 493 (225 now married, 266 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 62898 with a mortgage: 405 (28 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 314
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,284 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $462
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
11.9%
Whole state:
11.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.6%
Whole state:
6.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
In group quarters: 1 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 253 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 119 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 139 1-person, 46 2-persons
366 married couples with children.
152 single-parent households (73 men, 79 women).
98.6% of residents of 62898 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 35 (1.6%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.6%
Whole state:
13.9%
9%Malaysia
3%France
3%Nicaragua
23%German
18%American
13%English
10%Irish
4%Italian
3%Polish
2%French
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
42000 to 2009
11990 to 1999
44Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AGRIPRIDE FS INCORPORATED (5815 EAST ILLNOISHWY 15 in WOODLAWN, IL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY Business NAICS classification: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: AGRIPRIDE FS INCORPORATED WOODLAWN
ILDOT BRG 041 0078 (FAI 64 OVER BURL NORTHERN RR in WOODLAWN, IL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Alternative names: ILDOT BRG 041 0077
IDOT (IL BRG 041-0069 in WOODLAWN, IL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
ILLINOIS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (IL BRG #041-0079 in WOODLAWN, IL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: IL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
DEFENDER INDUSTRIES INC. (ROUTE 1 WOODLAWN ROAD in WOODLAWN, IL)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING, AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS; BUILDING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
42.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
35.1%Electricity
15.9%Utility gas
5.6%Wood
0.6%Solar energy
0.5%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 1,896. Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,818
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 171
South: 124
West: 25
60% of the 62898 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
96% of the 62898 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here:
6.6%
Illinois:
11.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Illinois:
9.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Illinois:
27.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
63,771Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
63,528Management occupations
62,931Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
57,337Business and financial operations occupations
52,969Law enforcement workers including supervisors
48,277Community and social service occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
HEARTLAND WHEELS INC (6375 E YALE RD in WOODLAWN, IL; small business)
$35,000 with Air Force for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2006-06-30. Completion date: 2007-07-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 3)
Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 2)
People in group quarters in 2000:
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 6
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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 21. The highest number of fire incidents - 42 took place in 2009, and the least - 3 in 2005. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (53.7%), and Structure Fires (19.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62898