PlainZIP

Dowell, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dowell, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 367. 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 DOWELL-IL · Dowell, IL 1 ZIPs · 367 pop · #20054/25278 · Jackson County

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

  • INC-MID $54,792
  • RANK-LOWER #20054/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carbondale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 367
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $52,000

Nearest income peer: Carbondale, IL (+ $585 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 Dowell

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dowell, 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
367
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,792
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 ($54,792 average) · poverty 19.7%. The primary code (62927) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62927, is all of Dowell

There is no split to weigh here: 62927 holds every one of Dowell's 367 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 Dowell

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 12 employees , annual payroll $177k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62927 (3 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Dowell, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dowell. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Dowell sits in the lower half of Jackson County on income: De Soto, Makanda and Ava report more, Elkville and Grand Tower report less. Pomona marks the far end of that range at $88,906, 62% above Dowell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62927 367 $54,792 3 323
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Dowell 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 Dowell, .