PlainZIP

Tamms, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tamms, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,110. 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 TAMMS-IL · Tamms, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,110 pop · #20062/25278 · Alexander County

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

  • INC-MID $54,779
  • RANK-LOWER #20062/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Mc Clure
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,110
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $65,800

Nearest income peer: Mc Clure, IL ( $8,726 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 Tamms

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tamms 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, Tamms, 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
2,110
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,779
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 ($54,779 average) · poverty 16.7%. The primary code (62988) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62988, is all of Tamms

There is no split to weigh here: 62988 holds every one of Tamms's 2,110 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 Tamms

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 94 employees , annual payroll $4,730k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62988 (15 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Tamms, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Alexander County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tamms. See the Alexander County roll-up →

Tamms sits in the upper half of Alexander County on income: Cairo and Mc Clure report less, while Thebes reports more. Cairo marks the far end of that range at $41,103, 25% below Tamms.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62988 2,110 $54,779 15 13
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Tamms 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 Tamms, .