ZIP Code 60115

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in DeKalb County, Illinois.

Population: 42,461
Median household income: $46,808
Median home value: $205,700

ZIP Code 60115 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in DeKalb County, Illinois, home to about 42,461 residents. At $46,808, its median household income sits below DeKalb County's $69,022.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 60115's population declined 6.2% from 45,268 to 42,461, while its median gross rent rose 13.4% from $898 to $1,018.

35.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,461
Median age: 26.0 yrs
Median household income: $46,808
Median home value: $205,700
Median gross rent: $1,018
Housing units: 18,175
Homeownership rate: 42.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,26842,461

Median household income

$46,127$46,808

Median home value

$161,000$205,700

Median gross rent

$898$1,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,268	$46,127	$161,000	$898
2020	45,143	$45,480	$168,200	$881
2021	42,815	$45,226	$173,600	$923
2022	42,456	$47,310	$193,700	$983
2023	42,461	$46,808	$205,700	$1,018

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2428.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,171	5.1%
5 to 17	6,228	14.7%
18 to 24	12,229	28.8%
25 to 34	5,744	13.5%
35 to 44	4,465	10.5%
45 to 54	3,596	8.5%
55 to 64	3,392	8.0%
65 to 74	2,500	5.9%
75 and over	2,136	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,419	57.5%
Black or African American	6,382	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.1%
Asian	1,622	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	0.3%
Two or more races	2,381	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,494	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,167	9.9%
High school graduate	5,190	23.8%
Some college or associate's	6,669	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,708	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,099	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,359	74.1%
Carpooled	2,614	12.6%
Public transit	160	0.8%
Walked	1,347	6.5%
Bicycle	47	0.2%
Worked from home	992	4.8%
Other means	215	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,734	49.3%
15 to 29 min	4,233	21.4%
30 to 44 min	2,783	14.1%
45 to 59 min	1,626	8.2%
60+ min	1,366	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 26.1% (10,068 of 38,505)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,333	49.3%
Nonfamily households	8,566	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,899	93.0%
Vacant	1,276	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,241	42.8%
Renter-occupied	9,658	57.2%

1-unit, detached40.9%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units27.3%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,430	40.9%
1-unit, attached	1,459	8.0%
2 to 4 units	1,612	8.9%
5 to 19 units	4,970	27.3%
20 or more units	2,336	12.9%
Mobile home & other	368	2.0%

ZIP Code 60115

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Race & ethnicity

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Commute to work

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