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Vandalia, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Vandalia, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,233. 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 VANDALIA-IL · Vandalia, IL 1 ZIPs · 10,233 pop · #16972/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-MID $61,792
  • RANK-LOWER #16972/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Peter
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,233
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $135,800

Nearest income peer: Saint Peter, IL ( $125 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 Vandalia

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,233
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,792
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 $61,792 and poverty 15.3% concentrate in 62471.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Vandalia as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Vandalia's single ZIP 62471 carries the town

Vandalia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62471 is the entire residential footprint (10,233 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Vandalia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 279 establishments, 2,986 employees , annual payroll $108,123k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62471 (279 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (49) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Vandalia, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Fayette County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Vandalia. See the Fayette County roll-up →

Vandalia lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Fayette County: Ramsey, Farina and Shobonier earn more and Saint Elmo, Brownstown and Beecher City earn less. Farina marks the far end of that range at $82,976, 34% above Vandalia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62471 10,233 $61,792 279 29
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Vandalia 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 Vandalia, .