62277 Zip Code (Prairie du Rocher, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 993
Zip code population in 2010: 1,314
Zip code population in 2000: 1,491

Houses and condos: 452
Renter-occupied apartments: 59
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62277: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 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: $1,827 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,433 (1.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 62277:

• High school or higher: 89.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 2.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62277:

• Never married: 31.6%
• Now married: 55.9%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 4.7%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 95196.4%White
  • 171.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 121.2%Two or more races
  • 40.4%Black
  • 20.2%Some other race
  • 10.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62277, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,233 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,233
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $47,240 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$47,240
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1150.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3918.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6361.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8550.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18778.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $907 (reported on 47.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$907
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.5% for AGIs below $25k, 54.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 168.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,500 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.4% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 138.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,525 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,525
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 131.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,960 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,960
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 183.8% for AGIs below $25k, 512.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,750 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

62277:	$8,750
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k, 508.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,975 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,975
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.1% for AGIs below $25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.2%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62277, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,060 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,060
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $39,135 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,135
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,248 (reported on 52.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,248
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,450 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,255 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	+$11,255
State:	+$22,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,267 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,267
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,033 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

62277:	$8,033
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $14,182 (19% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$14,182
State:	$26,433

Here:	18.6% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,100 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $5,391 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

62277:	$5,391
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,260 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,260
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.0%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62277, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,005 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,005
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $33,795 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,795
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.1% for AGIs below $10k, 76.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,455 (reported on 54.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,455
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $594 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$594
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,105 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,105
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,122 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,122
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,543 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,543
State:	+$2,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,647 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

62277:	$2,647
Illinois:	$3,087

Total itemized deductions: $12,419 (23% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,419
State:	$20,239

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $917 (1% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$917
State:	$3,719

Here:	1.5% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,055 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

62277:	$4,055
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,750 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.2%

Here:	76%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 70.3% for AGIs below $10k, 72.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62279, 62244, 62261, 63627, 62278, 62242.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 360

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (9 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 182 (79 now married, 102 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62277 with a mortgage: 172 (3 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,057
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $422

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

• Zip code 62277 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 22$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 47$60,000 to $74,999
• 104$75,000 to $99,999
• 57$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62277

• 8Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 36$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62277

• 8$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 24$500 to $549
• 8$550 to $599
• 3$650 to $699
• 1$700 to $749
• 8$800 to $899
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $752.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $151,000.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,254
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,785

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,172 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,260 - $169,206

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $142,787

Here:	$142,787
State:	$310,164

Mobile homes: $39,354

Here:	$39,354
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 388
• Mobile homes: 58

Unemployment: 2.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62277

• 82.2%512Drove a car alone
• 7.7%48Carpooled
• 0.2%1Bus or trolley bus
• 1.9%12Walked
• 0.6%4Other means
• 5.1%32Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62277

• 56Less than 5 minutes
• 385 to 9 minutes
• 2110 to 14 minutes
• 7115 to 19 minutes
• 5920 to 24 minutes
• 7625 to 29 minutes
• 11230 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 6445 to 59 minutes
• 4560 to 89 minutes
• 1690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 993

• Male householders: 227 (80 living alone), Female householders: 177 (39 living alone)

• 236 spouses (236 opposite-sex spouses), 32 unmarried partners, (32 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 296 children (233 natural, 23 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 8 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 19 2-persons, 3 3-persons

152 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (9 men, 25 women).

97.4% of residents of 62277 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PRAIRIE DU ROCHER STP (209 HENRY STREET in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
  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: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES (S A ROUTE 7 7849 BLUFF ROAD in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, 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: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  

• MISSISSIPPI LIME CO (PRAIRIE DU ROCHER TWP in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; LIME
  Alternative names: MISSISSIPPI LIME COMPANY

• PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LEVEE (FLOOD CONTROL LEVEE RELIEF WEL in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, 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: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
  Alternative names: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER AND MODOC LE, PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LEVEE AND DR

• PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LIME, L.P. (ROUTE 1, BLUFF ROAD in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, 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: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Alternative names: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER MINE

• COE-RELIEF WELL REHABILITATION (PRAIRIE DU ROCHER LEVEE DIST in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL) . Federal Facility. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

  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: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• PRAIRIE DU ROCHER ELEM SCHOOL (714 MIDDLE STREET in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4507913402001
  Organizations: PRAIRIE DU ROCHER C C S D 134 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• RANDOLPH SERVICE CO (ON HWY 155 in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: RANDOLPH SERVICE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MARTIN MARIETTA-KASKASKIA (7849 BLUFF ROAD in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Alternative names: KASKASKIA QUARRY, MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS

• DAVES STANDARD (IL RTE 155 in PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, IL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CANDLER DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 1,017. Population change in the 1990s: +474 (+46.6%).

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

• This state: 658
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 212
• South: 78
• West: 29

67% of the 62277 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

95% of the 62277 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• PENSONEAU CONSTRUCTION, INC (1015 MAIN STREET in PRAIRIE DU ROC, IL; small business) : $1,216,595 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2000

  $448,021 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 1999-11-10. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  $424,134 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-11-21. Completion date: 2001-01-16.
  $300,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-07-26. Completion date: 2001-01-16.
  $44,440 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-02-08. Completion date: 1999-12-31.
  

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

• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 24 took place in 2010, and the least - 1 in 2015. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (49.3%), and Structure Fires (31.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62277
• 6649.3%Outside Fires
• 4231.3%Structure Fires
• 1410.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 129.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62277, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62277 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	21	72.7 years
Mary	11	84.5 years
John	9	78.8 years
Clarence	8	74.5 years
Edward	8	70.1 years
James	7	70.7 years
Robert	7	72.7 years
Emma	7	80.7 years
Leo	6	77.0 years
Anna	6	85.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 62277 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bievenue	9	80.1 years
Dufrenne	9	78.7 years
Donjon	8	68.9 years
Laurent	8	73.9 years
Ellner	8	74.8 years
Deterding	7	80.4 years
Nevois	7	77.3 years
Barbeau	7	75.9 years
Weber	7	77.0 years
Derousse	7	70.6 years