PlainZIP

Bowen, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bowen, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 660. 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 BOWEN-IL · Bowen, IL 1 ZIPs · 660 pop · #17363/25278 · Hancock County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,094
  • RANK-LOWER #17363/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dallas City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 660
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $84,000

Nearest income peer: Dallas City, IL ( $52 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 Bowen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bowen 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, Bowen, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
660
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,094
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,094 and poverty 8.5% concentrate in 62316.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bowen as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bowen's single ZIP 62316 carries the town

Bowen is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62316 is the entire residential footprint (660 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bowen's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 92 employees , annual payroll $3,910k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62316 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bowen, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bowen. See the Hancock County roll-up →

Bowen sits in the lower half of Hancock County on income: Carthage, Nauvoo and West Point report more, Plymouth and Elvaston report less. Sutter marks the far end of that range at $110,568, 81% above Bowen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62316 660 $61,094 13 6
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Bowen roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bowen, .