Fowler, IL · standard
ZIP Code 62338
Adams County, Illinois — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,473
- 16/sq mi
- $91,473
- Median income
- $226,800
- Median home value
- 26.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Fowler pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 25%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 49%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 16
- people per sq mi
- 96%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 62338 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 62338 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 95.0 square miles in Fowler, Adams County, Illinois. The area is home to 1,473 residents, producing a population density of 16 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 62338 against Illinois and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 62338 sits at $91,473 (14% above the Illinois average), while per-capita income is $50,792. The poverty rate stands at 1.1% and the unemployment rate at 2.2%. On housing, the median home value is $226,800 (18% above the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 95.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 62338 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 26.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Adams County, so you can benchmark 62338 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 62338, Fowler, IL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,473
Population
95.0
Area (sq mi)
16
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 62338?
51.9
Median Age
55.4%
Male
44.6%
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?
$91,473
Median Household Income
+14% vs state
$50,792
Per Capita Income
1.1%
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 62338 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$91,473 Top 25% higher than 75% 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?
571
Total Housing Units
483
Occupied Units
88
Vacant Units
2.23
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$226,800
Median Home Value
+18% vs state
1979
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 62338, employing approximately 20 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,025,000.
9
Businesses
20
Employees
$1.0M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 62338 vs 62359 →
ZIP 62338 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62301
Quincy (62301)
33,758 residents
- 62305
Quincy (62305)
18,052 residents
- 62351 1,856
Mendon (62351)
1,856 residents
- 62338 1,473
Fowler (62338)
1,473 residents
- 62325 403
Coatsburg (62325)
403 residents
- 62359 166
Paloma (62359)
166 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 62338 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 62338 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62338
Fowler (62338)
$91,473 median income
- 62305
Quincy (62305)
$83,598 median income
- 62351
Mendon (62351)
$77,298 median income
- 62325
Coatsburg (62325)
$75,469 median income
- 62301
Quincy (62301)
$52,055 median income
- 62359
Paloma (62359)
$51,413 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 62338 ranks the highest of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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