Chestnut, IL · standard
ZIP Code 62518
Logan County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 457
- 7/sq mi
- $140,300
- Median home value
- 14.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Chestnut pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 23th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 96%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 62518 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 62518 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Chestnut, Logan County, Illinois, home to just 457 residents across 66.2 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 62518, but per-capita income is $29,717. Poverty here runs at 11.8%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run $140,300 for a typical home value (27% below the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 95.6% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 47.2, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 62518, plus 6 more within Logan 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 62518, Chestnut, 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
457
Population
66.2
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 62518?
47.2
Median Age
56.6%
Male
43.4%
Female
18.3%
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?
$29,717
Per Capita Income
11.8%
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?
183
Total Housing Units
183
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$140,300
Median Home Value
-27% vs state
1970
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 62518, employing approximately 29 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,676,000.
6
Businesses
29
Employees
$1.7M
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 62518 vs 62512 →
ZIP 62518 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62548
Mount Pulaski (62548)
2,258 residents
- 62573
Warrensburg (62573)
1,513 residents
- 61749 556
Kenney (61749)
556 residents
- 62543 540
Latham (62543)
540 residents
- 62512 500
Beason (62512)
500 residents
- 62518 457
Chestnut (62518)
457 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 62518 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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