ZIP Code 62940

In ZIP code 62940, near Carbondale, households earn a median of $64,375, while per-capita income sits at $21,469. Home values here average $29,400, so property taxes at the county's 1.84% rate amount to roughly $541 a year — a strikingly low carrying cost tied to those inexpensive homes. Sales taxes add 7.25% to purchases. The gap between median household and per-capita income hints at larger households pooling earnings, and with housing priced so far below the national norm, owners here keep far more of each paycheck than the tax rates alone would indicate.