Renault, IL · standard
ZIP Code 62279
Monroe County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 69
- 200/sq mi
- $139,063
- Median income
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Renault pairs a top-decile household income, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 5%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 200
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 62279 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 62279 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Renault, Monroe County, Illinois, home to just 69 residents across 0.3 square miles, a density of 200 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 62279 skews affluent, with a median household income of $139,063 (74% above the Illinois average), while per-capita income is $65,595. Poverty here runs at 0.0%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 100.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 53.5, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 62279, plus 5 more within Monroe County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 62279, Renault, IL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
69
Population
0.3
Area (sq mi)
200
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 62279?
53.5
Median Age
43.8%
Male
56.3%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$139,063
Median Household Income
+74% vs state
$65,595
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 62279 ranks nationally
Renault, IL household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$139,063 Top 5% higher than 95% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
42
Total Housing Units
42
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1996
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 62279 vs 62277 →
ZIP 62279 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62278
Red Bud (62278)
6,690 residents
- 63627
Bloomsdale (63627)
2,937 residents
- 62277 1,314
Prairie Du Rocher (62277)
1,314 residents
- 62244 1,156
Fults (62244)
1,156 residents
- 62261 152
Modoc (62261)
152 residents
- 62279 69
Renault (62279)
69 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 62279 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 62279 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62279
Renault (62279)
$139,063 median income
- 62244
Fults (62244)
$107,917 median income
- 63627
Bloomsdale (63627)
$88,071 median income
- 62278
Red Bud (62278)
$79,688 median income
- 62277
Prairie Du Rocher (62277)
$67,969 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 62279 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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