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Chatham, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chatham, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,949. 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 CHATHAM-IL · Chatham, IL 1 ZIPs · 12,949 pop · #3413/25278 · Sangamon County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $107,250
  • RANK-TOP #3413/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pleasant Plains
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,949
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $243,800

Nearest income peer: Pleasant Plains, IL ( $4,333 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 Chatham

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chatham 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, Chatham, IL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,949
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$107,250
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $107,250 and home value $243,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 53.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chatham as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, West Chicago is the closest lower-income city and Dorsey the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chatham.

Population concentration

Chatham's single ZIP 62629 carries the town

Chatham is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62629 is the entire residential footprint (12,949 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 Chatham's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 210 establishments, 1,572 employees , annual payroll $62,433k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62629 (210 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (28) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Chatham, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Sangamon County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chatham. See the Sangamon County roll-up →

Chatham sits in the upper half of Sangamon County on income: Springfield, Auburn and Riverton report less, while Rochester, Sherman and Williamsville report more. Springfield marks the far end of that range at $74,748, 30% below Chatham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62629 12,949 $107,250 210 132
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Chatham 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 Chatham, .