62477 Zip Code (West Union, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 767
Zip code population in 2010: 946
Zip code population in 2000: 1,131

Houses and condos: 424
Renter-occupied apartments: 56
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62477: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 62477:

• High school or higher: 89.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62477:

• Never married: 34.4%
• Now married: 52.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 6.6%

• 
• • 72494.5%White
  • 425.5%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62477, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $59,084 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,084
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $42,607 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

Here:	$42,607
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1172.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2922.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6478.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5536.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14906.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $542 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$542
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,171 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,171
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 210.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,240 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,240
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 313.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,880 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,880
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,233 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

62477:	$18,233
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1094.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,517 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,517
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 188.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.4%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62477, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,579 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,579
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $33,976 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$33,976
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.6% for AGIs below $25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,081 (reported on 37.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,081
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,850 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,760 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,760
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$5,283 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,283
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,200 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

62477:	$4,200
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $15,875 (18% of AGI, reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,875
State:	$26,433

Here:	17.8% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,760 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,760
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $5,225 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

62477:	$5,225
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,329 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,329
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.4%

Here:	67%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $25k, 72.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62477, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,068 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,068
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $29,965 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,965
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,639 (reported on 51.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,639
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $848 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$848
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,275 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,275
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,321 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,321
State:	+$11,771

Profit/loss from farming: +$14,641 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$14,641
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $15,928 (27% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,928
State:	$20,239

Here:	27.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,600 (8% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,600
State:	$3,719

Here:	7.7% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,487 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

62477:	$4,487
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,561 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,561
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.3%

Here:	68%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 65.2% for AGIs below $10k, 73.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 47849, 62478, 62433, 47869, 62441, 47861.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 287

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 125 (52 now married, 72 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62477 with a mortgage: 72
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 62477 household income distribution in 2022

• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 85$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 55$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62477

• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 41$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 76$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62477

• 6$550 to $599
• 16$650 to $699
• 31$700 to $749

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,271.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $149,387

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $161,104 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,835 - $177,998

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $144,682

Here:	$144,682
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $88,189

Here:	$88,189
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 341
• Two: 12
• Mobile homes: 64

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62477

• 81.6%288Drove a car alone
• 12.5%44Carpooled
• 2.5%9Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62477

• 60Less than 5 minutes
• 3410 to 14 minutes
• 3615 to 19 minutes
• 7920 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 6530 to 34 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 3590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 767

• Male householders: 230 (25 living alone), Female householders: 74 (17 living alone)

• 164 spouses (164 opposite-sex spouses), 60 unmarried partners, (26 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 152 children (152 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 4 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 43 2-persons

90 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (25 men).

98.9% of residents of 62477 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LAWRENCE GRAVEL INC (21265 EAST DARWIN FERRY ROAD in WEST UNION, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  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: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Organizations: LAWRENCE GRAVEL INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• LINCOLN TRAIL FS INC (RTE 1 S in WEST UNION, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• LITTLE JOHN GRAIN WEST UNION EAST (4700 N 2000TH ST in WEST UNION, 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: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: LITTLEJOHN GRAIN WEST UNION EAST

• LITTLEJOHN GRAIN INC (114 W WASHINGTON ST in WEST UNION, 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: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• LITTLEJOHN GRAIN INC (9510 N STATE HWY 1 in WEST UNION, 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: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• MARATHON OIL CO (ROUTE 1 in WEST UNION, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  

• AMOCO FERTILIZER PLANT (ST RD 1 TO DARWIN in WEST UNION, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Population in 1990: 993. Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+13.9%).

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

• This state: 321
• Midwest: 408
• South: 19

72% of the 62477 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

92% of the 62477 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

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

• Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 16 took place in 2008, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.5%), and Outside Fires (34.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62477
• 5941.5%Structure Fires
• 4934.5%Outside Fires
• 2215.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 128.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62477, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62477 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	14	75.2 years
John	14	75.5 years
Mary	14	84.2 years
William	11	76.7 years
Richard	9	62.4 years
Harry	7	83.0 years
Ruth	7	84.7 years
James	6	64.4 years
George	6	78.3 years
Nellie	6	84.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 62477 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Crumrin	10	81.1 years
Daugherty	8	70.5 years
Lindley	8	77.8 years
Smith	7	70.7 years
Murphy	6	79.6 years
Pinkston	6	75.5 years
Jackson	6	59.0 years
Strohm	6	75.2 years
Medsker	5	82.0 years
Ogle	5	73.0 years