62479 Zip Code (Wheeler, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 796
Zip code population in 2010: 820
Zip code population in 2000: 790

Houses and condos: 323
Renter-occupied apartments: 90
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62479: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 52.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 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: $2,910 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,231 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 62479:

• High school or higher: 94.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 6.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62479:

• Never married: 16.6%
• Now married: 66.8%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 8.5%

• 
• • 78298.5%White
  • 60.8%Two or more races
  • 50.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.1%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62479, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $65,602 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$65,602
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $50,615 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$50,615
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1190.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3717.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6520.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10750.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18520.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $872 (reported on 62.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$872
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 22.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 280.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,683 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,683
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.3% for AGIs below $25k, 188.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 170.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 370.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,260 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,260
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 236.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1285.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,800 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,800
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 358.3% for AGIs below $25k, 146.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,125 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

62479:	$8,125
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 650.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% 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 62479, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,900 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,900
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $36,883 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$36,883
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,108 (reported on 61.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,108
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,542 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,542
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,578 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,578
State:	+$22,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,367 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,367
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,900 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

62479:	$3,900
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $16,375 (22% of AGI, reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,375
State:	$26,433

Here:	21.8% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,820 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,820
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $5,325 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

62479:	$5,325
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,080 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,080
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 81.0%

Here:	81%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62479, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,216 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,216
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $27,287 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$27,287
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,603 (reported on 62.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,603
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,142 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,142
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$573 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$573
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,000 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$11,771

Profit/loss from farming: +$11,436 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$11,436
State:	+$2,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,583 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

62479:	$2,583
Illinois:	$3,087

Total itemized deductions: $13,660 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,660
State:	$20,239

Here:	20.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,444 (4% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,444
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,447 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

62479:	$4,447
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,711 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,711
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.6%

Here:	81%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $10k, 83.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62424, 62445, 62448, 62436, 62467, 62432.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 271

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: 116 (86 now married, 28 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62479 with a mortgage: 113
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,141
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $609

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

• Zip code 62479 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 28$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $74,999
• 80$75,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62479

• 9Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$175,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62479

• 7$400 to $449
• 26$450 to $499
• 16$550 to $599
• 7$700 to $749
• 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $847.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,803

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,364 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,871 - $227,687

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,309

Here:	$197,309
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $103,443

Here:	$103,443
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 227
• Mobile homes: 89

Unemployment: 6.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62479

• 80.3%294Drove a car alone
• 3.0%11Carpooled
• 5.5%20Other means
• 10.4%38Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62479

• 38Less than 5 minutes
• 75 to 9 minutes
• 1710 to 14 minutes
• 5215 to 19 minutes
• 2220 to 24 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 4330 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 6245 to 59 minutes
• 2260 to 89 minutes
• 2890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 35.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 796

• Male householders: 161 (53 living alone), Female householders: 145 (43 living alone)

• 187 spouses (187 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 266 children (259 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 17 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 9 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 4 2-persons

170 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (19 men, 48 women).

99.6% of residents of 62479 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• TOTAL GRAIN MARKETING LLC (BOX 9 in WHEELER, 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: WILLOW HILL GRAIN INC

• WEST JR HIGH SCHOOL (10045 N 300TH ST in WHEELER, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1204000101002
  Organizations: JASPER COUNTY COMM UNIT DIST 1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 809.

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

• This state: 744
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 30

79% of the 62479 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

85% of the 62479 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% 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): 66
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 62479 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	5	77.5 years
William	4	85.2 years
Walter	4	71.7 years
Frank	4	77.5 years
Mary	4	80.5 years
John	3	73.3 years
Frances	3	87.7 years
Ernest	3	85.3 years
James	3	73.0 years
Opal	3	85.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 62479 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bierman	11	75.2 years
Lewis	10	73.7 years
Bailey	7	80.3 years
Probst	7	73.8 years
Jones	6	86.0 years
Shamhart	6	78.2 years
Clagg	5	79.4 years
Miller	5	77.4 years
Varvil	5	77.8 years
Cohorst	4	82.2 years