Pearl, IL · standard
ZIP Code 62361
Pike County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 539
- 4/sq mi
- $48,188
- Median income
- $81,300
- Median home value
- 2.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Pearl pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 62361 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 62361 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Pearl, Pike County, Illinois, home to just 539 residents across 154.0 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 62361 reports a modest median household income of $48,188 (40% below the average Illinois ZIP), while per-capita income is $20,580. The poverty rate is 30.9%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $81,300 (58% below the average Illinois ZIP); owner occupancy is 93.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 2.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 28.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Pike County, so 62361 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 62361, Pearl, 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
539
Population
154.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 62361?
28.3
Median Age
47.8%
Male
52.2%
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?
$48,188
Median Household Income
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$20,580
Per Capita Income
30.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
193housing units
193
Total Housing Units
117
Occupied Units
76
Vacant Units
2.57
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$81,300
Median Home Value
-58% vs state ZIP avg
1958
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 62361, employing approximately 17 people with a combined annual payroll of $629,000.
6
Businesses
17
Employees
$629K
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 62361 vs 62352 →
ZIP 62361 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
- 62355 820
Nebo (62355)
820 residents
- 62361 539
Pearl (62361)
539 residents
- 62050 473
Hillview (62050)
473 residents
- 62352 271
Milton (62352)
271 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 62361 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 62361 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62050
Hillview (62050)
$84,432 median income
- 62355
Nebo (62355)
$65,750 median income
- 62363
Pittsfield (62363)
$58,500 median income
- 62352
Milton (62352)
$50,769 median income
- 62361
Pearl (62361)
$48,188 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 62361 ranks #5 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 62361, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.