New Salem, IL · standard
ZIP Code 62357
Pike County, Illinois — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 245
- 5/sq mi
- $81,000
- Median income
- $113,800
- Median home value
- 30.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
New Salem pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 37%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 62357 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 62357 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 52.1 square miles in New Salem, Pike County, Illinois. The area is home to 245 residents, producing a population density of 5 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 62357 against Illinois and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 62357 sits at $81,000 (1% above the Illinois average), while per-capita income is $66,222. The poverty rate stands at 17.2% and the unemployment rate at 3.6%. On housing, the median home value is $113,800 (41% below the state average) with median rent at $732 per month, and 68.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 62357 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Pike County, so you can benchmark 62357 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 62357, New Salem, 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
245
Population
52.1
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 62357?
35.0
Median Age
52.2%
Male
47.8%
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?
$81,000
Median Household Income
+1% vs state
$66,222
Per Capita Income
17.2%
Poverty Rate
3.6%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 62357 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$81,000 Top 37% higher than 63% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
86
Total Housing Units
72
Occupied Units
14
Vacant Units
1.86
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$113,800
Median Home Value
-41% vs state
$732
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 62357 vs 62314 →
ZIP 62357 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62363
Pittsfield (62363)
6,353 residents
- 62340 1,715
Griggsville (62340)
1,715 residents
- 62314 611
Baylis (62314)
611 residents
- 62362 399
Perry (62362)
399 residents
- 62357 245
New Salem (62357)
245 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 62357 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 62357 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62357
New Salem (62357)
$81,000 median income
- 62314
Baylis (62314)
$75,556 median income
- 62363
Pittsfield (62363)
$58,500 median income
- 62362
Perry (62362)
$47,500 median income
- 62340
Griggsville (62340)
$43,333 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 62357 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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