ZIP Code 60178

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in DeKalb County, Illinois.

Population: 21,709
Median household income: $88,314
Median home value: $262,700

ZIP Code 60178 (DeKalb County, Illinois) is home to about 21,709 residents. At $88,314, its median household income sits above DeKalb County's $69,022.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 60178's population declined 3.0% from 22,374 to 21,709, while its median gross rent rose 10.7% from $979 to $1,084.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $1,084.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,709
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $88,314
Median home value: $262,700
Median gross rent: $1,084
Housing units: 9,151
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,37421,709

Median household income

$75,060$88,314

Median home value

$202,400$262,700

Median gross rent

$979$1,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,374	$75,060	$202,400	$979
2020	22,295	$70,445	$209,700	$946
2021	21,684	$77,489	$223,100	$947
2022	21,996	$84,787	$257,700	$1,060
2023	21,709	$88,314	$262,700	$1,084

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,028	4.7%
5 to 17	4,053	18.7%
18 to 24	2,188	10.1%
25 to 34	2,724	12.5%
35 to 44	2,865	13.2%
45 to 54	2,755	12.7%
55 to 64	2,753	12.7%
65 to 74	2,019	9.3%
75 and over	1,324	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,672	86.0%
Black or African American	650	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	182	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	326	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,872	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	609	4.2%
High school graduate	2,952	20.4%
Some college or associate's	4,471	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,860	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,548	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,871	77.7%
Carpooled	572	5.0%
Public transit	176	1.5%
Walked	96	0.8%
Bicycle	185	1.6%
Worked from home	1,375	12.1%
Other means	135	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,509	35.0%
15 to 29 min	2,659	26.5%
30 to 44 min	1,731	17.2%
45 to 59 min	1,154	11.5%
60+ min	982	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 8.3% (1,794 of 21,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,880	67.6%
Nonfamily households	2,819	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,699	95.1%
Vacant	452	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,307	72.5%
Renter-occupied	2,392	27.5%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached17.1%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,342	58.4%
1-unit, attached	1,566	17.1%
2 to 4 units	1,064	11.6%
5 to 19 units	800	8.7%
20 or more units	197	2.2%
Mobile home & other	182	2.0%

ZIP Code 60178

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