Wolf Lake, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wolf Lake, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 419. 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 WOLF-LAKE-IL · Wolf Lake, IL 1 ZIPs · 419 pop · #19488/25278 · Union County

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

  • INC-MID $56,300
  • RANK-LOWER #19488/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cobden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 419
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Cobden, IL ( $1,012 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 Wolf Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wolf Lake 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, Wolf Lake, 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.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
419
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,300
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 ($56,300 average) · poverty 3.2%. The primary code (62998) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Fairview is the closest lower-income city and Pleasant Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wolf Lake.

Population concentration

Wolf Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 62998

419 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62998 is not the leading code inside Wolf Lake, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wolf Lake

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 146 employees , annual payroll $7,731k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62998 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Wolf Lake, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wolf Lake. See the Union County roll-up →

Wolf Lake lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Union County: Jonesboro, Dongola and Millcreek earn more and Anna and Alto Pass earn less. Millcreek marks the far end of that range at $151,250, 169% above Wolf Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62998 419 $56,300 4 4

Wolf Lake 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 Wolf Lake, .