ZIP Code 62879

With a median household income of $26,964 and per-capita income of $18,271, ZIP code 62879 sits in working-class territory, well below what more prosperous areas command. Home values in the Ingraham area are strikingly low, with a median of just $23,200, so property taxes at the county's 1.43 percent rate amount to only a few hundred dollars a year. A combined sales tax of 6.75 percent applies to purchases, adding a steady cost to daily spending. Together these figures describe a community where incomes are tight and housing is inexpensive, and where the tax structure leans more on consumption than on property wealth.