PlainZIP

Payson, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Payson, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,656. 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 PAYSON-IL · Payson, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,656 pop · #20096/25278 · Adams County

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

  • INC-MID $54,706
  • RANK-LOWER #20096/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ursa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,656
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $147,500

Nearest income peer: Ursa, IL (+ $3,072 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 Payson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Payson 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, Payson, 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
1,656
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,706
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 ($54,706 average) · poverty 9.5%. The primary code (62360) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Payson's single ZIP 62360 carries the town

Payson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62360 is the entire residential footprint (1,656 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 Payson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 28 establishments, 114 employees , annual payroll $5,977k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62360 (28 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Payson, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Adams County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Payson. See the Adams County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Adams County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Payson, Quincy, Liberty and Camp Point among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Liberty marks the far end of that range at $93,810, 71% above Payson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62360 1,656 $54,706 28 18
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Payson 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 Payson, .