Mount Sterling, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Sterling, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,637. 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 MOUNT-STERLING-IL · Mount Sterling, IL 1 ZIPs · 5,637 pop · #14971/25278 · Brown County

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

  • INC-MID $66,000
  • RANK-MID #14971/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Versailles
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,637
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,100

Nearest income peer: Versailles, IL (+ $3,650 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 Mount Sterling

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mount Sterling 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, Mount Sterling, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,637
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,000
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 $66,000 and poverty 9.4% concentrate in 62353.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.5%) for this income tier, rent $755 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Woodson is the closest lower-income city and Great Lakes the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Sterling.

Population concentration

Mount Sterling reads through its lone ZIP, 62353

5,637 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62353 is not the leading code inside Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 99 establishments, 3,669 employees , annual payroll $194,641k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62353 (99 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (15) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Sterling, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Brown County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Sterling. See the Brown County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing Brown County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mount Sterling, Versailles and Timewell among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Timewell marks the far end of that range at $76,855, 16% above Mount Sterling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62353 5,637 $66,000 99 12

Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling, .