PlainZIP

Granite City, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Granite City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 43,735. 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 GRANITE-CITY-IL · Granite City, IL 1 ZIPs · 43,735 pop · #17848/25278 · Madison County

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

  • INC-MID $60,031
  • RANK-LOWER #17848/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 43,735
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $112,000

Nearest income peer: Alton, IL (+ $1,383 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 Granite City

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
43,735
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,031
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 $60,031 and poverty 15.0% concentrate in 62040.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Granite City as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Standard is the closest lower-income city and Peoria Heights the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Granite City.

Population concentration

Granite City reads through its lone ZIP, 62040

43,735 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62040 is not the leading code inside Granite City, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Granite City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 704 establishments, 14,124 employees , annual payroll $815,424k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62040 (704 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (99) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Granite City, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Granite City. See the Madison County roll-up →

Granite City sits in the lower half of Madison County on income: Edwardsville, Collinsville and Godfrey report more, East Alton and Madison report less. Troy marks the far end of that range at $120,466, 101% above Granite City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62040 43,735 $60,031 704 379
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Granite City 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 Granite City, .