Kell, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kell, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,034. 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 KELL-IL · Kell, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,034 pop · #17557/25278 · Marion County

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

  • INC-MID $60,721
  • RANK-LOWER #17557/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Iuka
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,034
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $79,900

Nearest income peer: Iuka, IL (+ $68 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 Kell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kell 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, Kell, 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
1,034
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,721
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 $60,721 and poverty 5.0% concentrate in 62853.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Kell's single ZIP 62853 carries the town

Kell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62853 is the entire residential footprint (1,034 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Kell

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 26 employees , annual payroll $923k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62853 (8 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Kell, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kell. See the Marion County roll-up →

Kell lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Marion County: Salem, Kinmundy and Patoka earn more and Centralia, Sandoval and Walnut Hill earn less. Alma marks the far end of that range at $82,321, 36% above Kell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62853 1,034 $60,721 8 15

Kell 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 Kell, .