62501 Zip Code (Argenta, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,211
Zip code population in 2010: 2,661
Zip code population in 2000: 1,566

Houses and condos: 1,063
Renter-occupied apartments: 61
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62501: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 79.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 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: $3,148 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,500 (2.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 62501:

• High school or higher: 95.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
• Unemployed: 4.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62501:

• Never married: 17.1%
• Now married: 69.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 2.5%
• Divorced: 10.7%

• 
• • 2,13396.6%White
  • 532.4%Two or more races
  • 140.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 90.4%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62501, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $72,487 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$72,487
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $61,950 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

Here:	$61,950
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 915.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3223.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5693.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8850.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14183.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $960 (reported on 43.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$960
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.5% for AGIs below $25k, 23.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,406 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,406
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.5% for AGIs below $25k, 46.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 175.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,070 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$11,070
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 391.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,607 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$10,607
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $25k, 192.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 153.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 579.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,850 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

62501:	$15,850
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.2% for AGIs below $25k, 186.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 482.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 955.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,383 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,383
State:	$34,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 494.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 563.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,650 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$9,650
State:	$13,122

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 241.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,833 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

62501:	$7,833
State:	$8,563

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 182.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,162 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,162
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 62.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62501, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $62,545 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,545
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $51,128 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$51,128
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.5% for AGIs below $25k, 67.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 46.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $772 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$772
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,600 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,894 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,894
State:	+$22,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,462 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,462
State:	+$12,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,800 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

62501:	$9,800
Illinois:	$17,929

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,981 (17% of AGI, reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,981
State:	$26,433

Here:	16.9% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,781 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,781
State:	$4,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,592 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

62501:	$8,592
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,383 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,383
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.6%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.5% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62501, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $48,452 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,452
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $43,813 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$43,813
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.7% for AGIs below $10k, 65.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,130 (reported on 61.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,130
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,889 (reported on 27.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,889
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,839 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,839
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,467 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,467
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$388 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	+$388
State:	+$2,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -7.3% for AGIs below $10k, -1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,333 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

62501:	$3,333
Illinois:	$3,087

Total itemized deductions: $15,168 (18% of AGI, reported on 25.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,168
State:	$20,239

Here:	18.0% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,307 (4% of AGI, reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,307
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,965 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

62501:	$6,965
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,560 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,560
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.6%

Here:	61%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 45.8% for AGIs below $10k, 64.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62554, 61818, 61830, 61855, 61936, 62535.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 51
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 880

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (4 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 381 (261 now married, 116 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62501 with a mortgage: 388 (12 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,341
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $568

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

• Zip code 62501 household income distribution in 2022

• 29Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 63$20,000 to $24,999
• 30$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 52$50,000 to $59,999
• 62$60,000 to $74,999
• 214$75,000 to $99,999
• 174$100,000 to $124,999
• 89$125,000 to $149,999
• 81$150,000 to $199,999
• 54$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62501

• 2Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 38$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $69,999
• 25$70,000 to $79,999
• 39$80,000 to $89,999
• 31$90,000 to $99,999
• 73$100,000 to $124,999
• 92$125,000 to $149,999
• 61$150,000 to $174,999
• 75$175,000 to $199,999
• 144$200,000 to $249,999
• 154$250,000 to $299,999
• 33$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999
• 3$500,000 to $749,999
• 13$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62501

• 4$250 to $299
• 8$450 to $499
• 1$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 8$600 to $649
• 4$700 to $749
• 2$750 to $799
• 7$800 to $899
• 3$900 to $999
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 5$1,250 to $1,499
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $966.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,645
• Black or African American householders: $109,208
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $182,014

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,412 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,173 - $250,691

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $142,197

Here:	$142,197
State:	$310,164

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,032
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 6
• 5 to 9: 2
• 10 to 19: 5
• Mobile homes: 7

Unemployment: 4.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62501

• 82.7%943Drove a car alone
• 4.9%56Carpooled
• 0.4%4Walked
• 0.4%5Other means
• 10.8%123Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62501

• 24Less than 5 minutes
• 265 to 9 minutes
• 15210 to 14 minutes
• 16315 to 19 minutes
• 30920 to 24 minutes
• 8425 to 29 minutes
• 7430 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 3940 to 44 minutes
• 6045 to 59 minutes
• 4860 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,211

• Male householders: 408 (71 living alone), Female householders: 537 (99 living alone)

• 609 spouses (593 opposite-sex spouses), 70 unmarried partners, (70 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 552 children (497 natural, 4 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 17 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 425 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 169 1-person, 37 2-persons

357 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (43 men, 60 women).

97.7% of residents of 62501 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASHLAND CHEMICAL INC- I C & S DIV (281 WEST ELM STREET in ARGENTA, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  Alternative names: ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO

• CLARKSON GRAIN CO (RURAL ROUTE in OAKLEY, 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
  

• ALMOST HOME (1520 N ILLINI RD in OAKLEY, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES
  

• ARGENTA WTP (131 NORTH KENWOOD STREET in ARGENTA, 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
  Alternative names: ARGENTA WTP, VILLAGE OF

• ARGENTA-OREANA HIGH SCHOOL (500 N MAIN ST in ARGENTA, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• PC LTD (9223 N. ROUTE 48 in ARGENTA, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY
  

• CISCO COOPERATIVE GRAIN CO (NORTH in ARGENTA, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• ARGENTA-OREANA HIGH SCHOOL (PO BOX 469 in ARGENTA, IL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3905500100001
  Organizations: ARGENTA-OREANA COMM UNIT SCH D 1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ARGENTA-OREANA EARLY LEARNING CTR (PO BOX 470 in ARGENTA, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3905500102005
  Organizations: ARGENTA-OREANA COMM UNIT SCH D 1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ARGENTA-OREANA JR HIGH SCHOOL (PO BOX 439 in ARGENTA, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3905500101001
  Organizations: ARGENTA-OREANA COMM UNIT SCH D 1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ILDOT STA 789 54 75 (FAI RTE 72 OVER RT 48 SEC S8 6 in NEAR ARGENTA, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: IL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%

Population in 1990: 1,444. Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+8.4%).

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

• This state: 1,939
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 103
• South: 72
• West: 37

64% of the 62501 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

99% of the 62501 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% 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): 38
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Industrial Building Construction (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (10-19: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0022.00 , 0030.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0022.00 , 0030.00

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 20. The highest number of fire incidents - 40 took place in 2017, and the least - 1 in 2005. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (39.1%), and Structure Fires (33.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62501
• 13439.1%Outside Fires
• 11633.8%Structure Fires
• 7822.7%Other
• 154.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62501, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62501 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	11	74.6 years
Mary	11	77.5 years
William	10	78.1 years
James	9	75.5 years
John	8	71.5 years
George	8	76.4 years
Dorothy	7	88.1 years
Harold	7	76.0 years
Kenneth	7	73.9 years
Ruth	7	81.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 62501 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kaufman	10	73.4 years
Brown	8	74.0 years
Heinz	7	88.3 years
Cooper	7	79.8 years
Williams	6	77.3 years
Anderson	6	80.4 years
Evans	6	79.6 years
Moore	6	74.3 years
Walker	6	76.5 years
Wallace	6	79.2 years