PlainZIP

Cairo, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cairo, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,147. 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 CAIRO-IL · Cairo, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,147 pop · #23773/25278 · Alexander County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $41,103
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23773/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mc Clure
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,147
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $31,900

Nearest income peer: Mc Clure, IL (+ $4,950 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 Cairo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cairo 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, Cairo, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,147
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,103
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($41,103 average) · poverty 18.7%. The primary code (62914) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cairo as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Cairo reads through its lone ZIP, 62914

3,147 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62914 is not the leading code inside Cairo, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Cairo

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 785 employees , annual payroll $32,935k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62914 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Other services (except public administration) · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Cairo, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Alexander County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cairo. See the Alexander County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Alexander County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cairo, Tamms, Thebes and Mc Clure among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Thebes marks the far end of that range at $64,076, 56% above Cairo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62914 3,147 $41,103 39 62
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Cairo 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 Cairo, .