Population & age
- Total population
- 1,054
- Median age
- 19.1
Edwardsville, IL (62026)
Madison County · St. Louis, MO-IL · Population 1,054
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Edwardsville, IL (ZIP 62026) sits in Madison County within the St. Louis metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 9.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $12,922. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (97th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 54th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969. Only 5.5% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 41.8% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from St. Clair County, IL (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,340 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 82.8%
- Black
- 13.4%
- Asian
- 1.1%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%
- Other / multi-racial
- 2.7%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 0
- Renter-occupied
- 0
- Vacant units
- 0
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 10.6 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0
- Uninsured
- 5(0.5%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 0
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 5(0.5%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,050
/month
1 Bed
$1,090
/month
2 Bed
$1,340
/month
3 Bed
$1,720
/month
4 Bed
$1,990
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
366
Across 329 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $125.1M.
Single-family
314
86% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
52
14% of total units
Single-family value
$108.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$17.1M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
4
Total employment
43
Annual payroll
$1.8M
Average annual pay
$41,767
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$57,153
Average weekly wage
$1,099
Total employment
105,166
Total establishments
5,398
That is roughly 13% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
That is 0.2 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
135,735
Employed
129,977
Unemployed
5,758
Based on Madison County, IL data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
St. Louis, MO--IL
Reporting agencies
4
Largest: Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
16
Date Range
1969–2021
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
Tornado — declared December 13, 2021 (DR-3577)
Incident period: December 10, 2021 – December 10, 2021
Top Incident Types
- Flood5 (31%)
- Severe Storm5 (31%)
- Tornado2 (13%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Severe Ice Storm1 (6%)
- Other1 (6%)
Individual Assistance
8
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
14
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
4
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
56.2°F
45.9° – 66.5°
Annual precipitation
42.8"
Annual snowfall
13.8"
Heating · cooling days
4,631.1 · 1,458.6
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: CAHOKIA, IL US, 18.5 miles from the centroid of Edwardsville, IL (ZIP 62026)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
49
GoodGood 193dModerate 167dUSG 4dUnhealthy 2d
Peak AQI (2024)
165
Unhealthy
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
225 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Madison County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,159
That is roughly 959 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
15%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
5.5%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
48
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,770
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.5
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
88%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
52%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 9.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Madison data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Limited food access for many residents
41.8% of Madison County, IL residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.16
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.86
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.75
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 12.9% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Madison County, IL for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 100 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 665 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
5
Burglary
221
Vehicle theft
60
County-level data for Madison (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+176 people
−56 households • −$33.1M net AGI flow
Moved in
7,067households
11,871 people • $412.2M AGI
Moved out
7,123households
11,695 people • $445.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
- St. Clair County, IL — 1,146 households
- St. Louis County, MO — 555 households
- Macoupin County, IL — 275 households
- St. Louis city, MO — 273 households
- Jersey County, IL — 203 households
Where departing residents went
- St. Clair County, IL — 983 households
- St. Louis County, MO — 563 households
- St. Louis city, MO — 295 households
- Macoupin County, IL — 293 households
- St. Charles County, MO — 205 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $58,322 versus departing households' $62,513.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Illinois
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 62026. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
8.96%
State 6.25% · avg local 2.71%
Property tax (effective)
2.18%
Median $4,224/year
Tax burden rank
38 of 50
11.20% of personal income
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 62026
Other ZIPs in Edwardsville
Nearby ZIPs by distance
62034 (Glen Carbon, 2.9 mi) · 62087 (South Roxana, 4.1 mi) · 62025 (Edwardsville, 4.8 mi) · 62084 (Roxana, 4.8 mi) · 62062 (Maryville, 4.9 mi) · 62095 (Wood River, 6.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
25.9%
7.1pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
9.9%
22.1pp below the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
27.0%
5.0pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
69.4%
6.6pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
6.4%
6.6pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
1.3%
9.7pp below the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
4
Median in-state tuition
$12,922
Median earnings (10 yr)
$37,724
- 4-Year
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL · 62026
- In-state tuition
- $12,922
- Out-of-state tuition
- $12,922
- Acceptance rate
- 97.5%
- Graduation rate
- 56.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $56,346
- Median student debt
- $20,500
- 2-Year
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL · 62035
- In-state tuition
- $4,340
- Out-of-state tuition
- $7,840
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 46.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $37,724
- Median student debt
- $6,751
- 4-Year
Principia College
Elsah, IL · 62028
- In-state tuition
- $34,680
- Out-of-state tuition
- $34,680
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 75.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
- Certificate
CALC Institute of Technology
Alton, IL · 62002
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $32,088
- Median student debt
- $9,500
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Edwardsville, IL (ZIP 62026) sits in Madison County within the St. Louis metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 9.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $12,922. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (97th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 54th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969. Only 5.5% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 41.8% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from St. Clair County, IL (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,340 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 27.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 62026
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 62026?
25.9%, which is 7.1 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 62026?
27.0%, which is 5.0 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 62026?
9.9%, which is 22.1 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 62026?
1,054 people live in ZIP 62026, with a median age of 19.1 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 62026?
In ZIP 62026, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 62026?
As of 2022, 4 business establishments operated in ZIP 62026 employing 43 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 62026?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 62026 is $41,767, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 62026 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 62026 ranks in the 54th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 62026?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 62026, ranking in the 97th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 62026 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 16 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 62026 between 1969–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 62026?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 62026, accounting for 5 of 16 declarations (31%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 62026?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 62026 was "SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES" — a tornado declared in 2021 (DR-3577) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 62026?
4 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 62026 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Lewis And Clark Community College, and Principia College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 62026?
Median in-state tuition across 4 nearby institutions is $12,922 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 62026?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $37,724 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 62026?
ZIP 62026 has an average annual temperature of 56.2°F and 42.8" of annual precipitation based on the CAHOKIA, IL US weather station 18.5 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 62026 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 62026 is part of the St. Louis, MO--IL urbanized area, primarily served by Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 62026?
Illinois has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 8.96% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Illinois have paid family leave?
Illinois has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 62026?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (4 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 62026
Other ZIPs in Edwardsville
Nearby ZIPs by distance
62034 (Glen Carbon, 2.9 mi) · 62087 (South Roxana, 4.1 mi) · 62025 (Edwardsville, 4.8 mi) · 62084 (Roxana, 4.8 mi) · 62062 (Maryville, 4.9 mi) · 62095 (Wood River, 6.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
54th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 404
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
6
Persons with Disability
44
Without HS Diploma
2
Without Health Insurance
43
Adults Age 65+
32
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.