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ZIP Code 62549 · Mt Zion, IL

Macon County · pop 6,454 · ACS 2020–2024

The median household income in ZIP Code 62549 (Mt Zion, IL) is $100,566, higher than 76% of the other ZIP Codes in Illinois.

Its FHFA home price index changed +44.4% over the five years to 2025.

01 — Where it stands

$100,566
Median household income
± $8,372 MOE
$185,800
Median home value
± $26,209 MOE
$749
Median gross rent
3.7%
Poverty rate
Percentiles for ZIP Code 62549 within Macon County, Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureValueCounty percentileState percentileU.S. percentile
Median household income$100,566 ± $8,37290th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)76th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)79th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Per capita income$42,10470th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)61st percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)63rd percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Poverty rate3.7%10th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)8th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)7th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher30.6%70th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)66th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)62nd percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Owner-occupied homes82.7%50th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)65th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)69th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Housing vacancy rate2.4%0th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)7th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)6th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Median home value$185,800 ± $26,20990th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)53rd percentile (916 ZIP Codes compared)32nd percentile (22,833 ZIP Codes compared)
Median gross rent$7490th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)15th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)13th percentile (22,865 ZIP Codes compared)
Income inequality (Gini index)0.31910th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)1st percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)1st percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Average adjusted gross income per return$92,44390th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)77th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)76th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Returns with AGI of $200,000 or more8.0%90th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)77th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)76th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Home price index, 5-year change+44.4%40th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)48th percentile (825 ZIP Codes compared)31st percentile (18,843 ZIP Codes compared)
Business establishments per 1,000 residents17.760th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)39th percentile (917 ZIP Codes compared)43rd percentile (22,700 ZIP Codes compared)
Average annual pay per employee$54,85170th percentile (11 ZIP Codes compared)66th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)68th percentile (22,551 ZIP Codes compared)

Percentile groups: Macon County · Illinois · U.S. Hover a percentile for the number of ZIP Codes compared. MOE = 90% margin of error.

02 — Home prices

+10.1%
1-year change
2024–2025
+44.4%
5-year change
2020–2025
+57.7%
10-year change
2015–2025

Home price index — ZIP Code 62549

Home price index, ZIP Code 62549, 2000–2025Line chart of the annual home price index: 100.0 in 2000 and 196.0 in 2025. Every value is listed in the data table below the chart.100125150175200200020052010201520202025196.0

FHFA ZIP Code index (2000 = 100) — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.

Data table
Home price index by year, ZIP Code 62549
YearIndexAnnual change
2000100.0+2.6%
2001105.4+5.4%
2002107.1+1.6%
2003109.0+1.8%
2004114.3+4.9%
2005120.4+5.3%
2006121.2+0.6%
2007124.6+2.8%
2008125.4+0.6%
2009126.6+0.9%
2010125.4−0.9%
2011125.7+0.2%
2012126.2+0.4%
2013124.1−1.7%
2014125.8+1.4%
2015124.3−1.2%
2016128.9+3.7%
2017128.2−0.6%
2018130.9+2.1%
2019135.5+3.5%
2020135.8+0.2%
2021142.2+4.8%
2022156.0+9.7%
2023168.9+8.2%
2024178.0+5.4%
2025196.0+10.1%

03 — Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code 62549 and nearby ZIP Codes
ZIPPlaceDistanceMedian household incomeMedian home valuePoverty rate5-yr HPI change
62549Mt Zion, ILthis ZIP Code$100,566$185,8003.7%+44.4%
61925Dalton City, IL3.9 mi$81,316$133,20012.6%+5.7%
62521Decatur, IL4.2 mi$66,337$125,10013.7%+45.4%
62532Elwin, IL5.9 mi$90,781$122,2000.0%+50.6%
62523Decatur, IL6.8 mi$13,393$110,24669.3%—
62544Macon, IL7.1 mi$89,167$146,5004.7%+48.5%
61936La Place, IL7.8 mi$87,159$86,80035.3%+34.1%

Up to six nearest ZIP Code Tabulation Areas within 30 miles, by straight-line distance between Census center points (2024 Gazetteer).

04 — Business mix

114
Establishments
894
Employees
$49.0M
Annual payroll
$54,851
Average pay per employee
Establishments by sector, ZIP Code 62549
SectorEstablishmentsShare of ZIPU.S. shareRelative concentration
Retail trade1614.0%12.4%1.1×
Construction1513.2%9.6%1.4×
Accommodation & food services1412.3%9.3%1.3×
Other services1412.3%9.5%1.3×
Finance & insurance1210.5%5.5%1.9×
Health care & social assistance119.6%11.9%0.8×
Professional, scientific & technical services87.0%11.7%0.6×
Administrative & support services65.3%5.3%1.0×
Wholesale trade43.5%4.4%0.8×
Real estate & rental43.5%5.5%0.6×
All other sectors65.3%5.1%1.0×

Counts are establishments (business locations), not jobs. Relative concentration = the sector’s share of establishments here divided by its share in the U.S. (1.0× = the same share). Average pay is shown only where at least 20 employees are reported. ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.

05 — About this data

How percentiles are calculated

Percentiles compare this ZIP Code with other ZIP Codes in the same county, the same state and the whole country. Only ZIP Codes with their own American Community Survey estimate, a population of at least 1,000 and a published median household income are compared, and only those with a value for the measure. A percentile of 64th means the value is higher than 64% of the other ZIP Codes in that group (0 is the lowest value, 100 the highest); it describes the size of a number, not a judgment about the area. County and state percentiles are left blank when the group has fewer than 5 ZIP Codes. The number of ZIP Codes compared is shown with each percentile.

Census figures are published for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP Code delivery areas; values shown as — are not published or are suppressed by the source.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Estimates are survey-based and have margins of error.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishment counts by NAICS sector; employment and payroll totals).
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for five-digit ZIP Codes, census tracts and counties — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.
  4. IRS Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax ZIP Code Data, tax year 2022.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (ZCTA locations, used for nearby ZIP Codes).
  6. HUD USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk Files (ZIP-to-tract and ZIP-to-county assignment).

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census approximations of USPS ZIP Code delivery areas and may not match them exactly. ZIP Code is a trademark of the United States Postal Service.