62518 Zip Code (Chestnut, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 178
Zip code population in 2010: 457
Zip code population in 2000: 468

Houses and condos: 108
Renter-occupied apartments: 29
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62518: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 62518:

• High school or higher: 99.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62518:

• Never married: 9.5%
• Now married: 46.4%
• Separated: 10.2%
• Widowed: 16.3%
• Divorced: 17.6%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62518, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,014 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,014
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $44,959 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,959
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1108.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4313.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9260.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5266.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $490 (reported on 47.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$490
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $733 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$733
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,900 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$18,900
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 756.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,967 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,967
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.5%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% 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 62518, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,510 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,510
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $37,737 (reported on 95.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,737
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $25k, 69.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $383 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$383
Illinois:	$1,969

Ordinary dividends: $267 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$267
State:	$7,786

Profit/loss from business: +$5,567 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,567
State:	+$12,903

Total itemized deductions: $16,825 (16% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,825
State:	$26,433

Here:	16.0% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,467 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,467
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $6,875 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

62518:	$6,875
State:	$11,968

Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.0%

Here:	55%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62518, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,648 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,648
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $31,443 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$31,443
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 60.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $607 (reported on 48.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$607
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $468 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$468
State:	$4,306

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,522 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,522
State:	+$17,321

Profit/loss from business: +$1,208 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,208
State:	+$11,771

Profit/loss from farming: +$22,067 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$22,067
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $16,237 (27% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,237
State:	$20,239

Here:	27.3% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,391 (2% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,391
State:	$3,719

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $5,128 (reported on 68.0% of returns)

62518:	$5,128
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,818 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,818
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 47.4% for AGIs below $10k, 68.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 61749, 62512, 62543, 62548, 62573, 62541.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 107

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 54 (14 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62518 with a mortgage: 27
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 62518 household income distribution in 2022

• 27Less than $10,000
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 24$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62518

• 20$90,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$150,000 to $174,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62518

• 13$700 to $749
• 15No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $132,624

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,900 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,199 - $157,857

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $122,368

Here:	$122,368
State:	$310,164

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 93
• Mobile homes: 14

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62518

• 23Less than 5 minutes
• 1315 to 19 minutes
• 520 to 24 minutes
• 4030 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 178

• Male householders: 24 (25 living alone), Female householders: 87 (15 living alone)

• 27 spouses (27 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 44 children (44 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 71 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person

100.6% of residents of 62518 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KAISER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS (803 S MULBERRY in CHESTNUT, IL)

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

Population in 1990: 436. Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+7.3%).

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

• This state: 141
• South: 9
• West: 27

57% of the 62518 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.

65% of the 62518 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of fire incidents - 12 took place in 2006, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (54.7%), and Structure Fires (37.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62518
• 5854.7%Outside Fires
• 4037.7%Structure Fires
• 87.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62518, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62518 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	5	82.2 years
Ruth	4	87.5 years
Edwin	3	88.3 years
Elmer	3	75.0 years
Flossie	3	80.3 years
Hazel	3	90.0 years
Mildred	3	78.3 years
Raymond	3	72.0 years
Eva	2	79.0 years
Clarence	2	64.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 62518 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Stoll	6	82.8 years
Donnan	5	80.0 years
Leimbach	5	81.0 years
Koenig	5	65.0 years
Buehler	5	81.0 years
Shull	5	76.6 years
Rentschler	4	85.7 years
Kretzinger	4	77.7 years
Cowan	4	89.5 years
Hunter	4	81.0 years