ShipmanIL
A town of 504, settled in 1853.
Is Shipman a good place to live?
Shipman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
504 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Shipman: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shipman, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shipman.
The typical home in Shipman: about $92K
80% of households live in a home they own in Shipman, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 6.9% of its value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Shipman’s workers commute out
The mean commuting time for Shipman comes to 35 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among working residents here, 0.5% work locally. The top destinations are Alton (11%), Brighton (5%) and Edwardsville (5%). For Shipman, the typical household income is $57,000.
| Shipman | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Shipman
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 21°, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shipman is
For adults in Shipman, the share who binge drink is 18%. Of 32 CDC measures, Shipman beats the Illinois average on 5 and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults in the town: 22% get no exercise outside work, 12% worry about having enough food.
| Shipman | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shipman | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Shipman: earthquakes
Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Shipman is lower. Expected losses in Shipman break down as 30% from earthquakes and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Shipman
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Shipman
About 6 of every 100 Shipman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Shipman for work
Where Shipman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shipman
Village in Illinois, United States
Shipman is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census, down from 624 in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- ZIP code
- 62685
- Area code
- 618
Questions about Shipman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shipman, IL a good place to live?
Shipman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.