PlainZIP

Alma, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alma, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 961. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALMA-IL · Alma, IL 1 ZIPs · 961 pop · #8536/25278 · Marion County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $82,321
  • RANK-UPPER #8536/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Vernon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 961
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,500

Nearest income peer: Vernon, IL ( $6,904 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alma

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alma on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alma, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
961
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,321
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 62807 (961 residents). Household income $82,321 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Divernon is the closest lower-income city and Effingham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alma.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62807, is all of Alma

There is no split to weigh here: 62807 holds every one of Alma's 961 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alma

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 64 employees , annual payroll $2,724k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62807 (13 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Alma, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alma. See the Marion County roll-up →

No other city sharing Marion County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alma. Centralia, Salem and Sandoval sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Centralia marks the far end of that range at $52,017, 37% below Alma.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62807 961 $82,321 13 8
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