ZIP Code 60409

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois.

Population: 35,253
Median household income: $53,991
Median home value: $133,600

Covering part of Cook County, Illinois, ZIP Code 60409 has about 35,253 residents. The median household income of $53,991 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 60409's population declined 3.8% from 36,658 to 35,253, while its median gross rent rose 17.7% from $967 to $1,138.

Owners occupy 55.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,253
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,991
Median home value: $133,600
Median gross rent: $1,138
Housing units: 16,868
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,65835,253

Median household income

$44,444$53,991

Median home value

$106,000$133,600

Median gross rent

$967$1,138

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,658	$44,444	$106,000	$967
2020	36,229	$50,640	$111,500	$959
2021	36,065	$52,994	$110,600	$1,000
2022	35,708	$56,727	$125,600	$1,083
2023	35,253	$53,991	$133,600	$1,138

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,104	6.0%
5 to 17	6,529	18.5%
18 to 24	3,037	8.6%
25 to 34	4,777	13.6%
35 to 44	4,287	12.2%
45 to 54	4,514	12.8%
55 to 64	5,121	14.5%
65 to 74	3,000	8.5%
75 and over	1,884	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,593	7.4%
Black or African American	26,026	73.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	118	0.3%
Two or more races	1,021	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,440	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,717	11.5%
High school graduate	6,797	28.8%
Some college or associate's	9,243	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,290	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,536	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit8.1%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,952	70.0%
Carpooled	1,609	10.3%
Public transit	1,265	8.1%
Walked	339	2.2%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,201	7.7%
Other means	258	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,891	13.1%
15 to 29 min	4,644	32.2%
30 to 44 min	4,125	28.6%
45 to 59 min	1,569	10.9%
60+ min	2,205	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 23.3% (8,175 of 35,115)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,383	57.1%
Nonfamily households	6,295	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,678	87.0%
Vacant	2,190	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,199	55.9%
Renter-occupied	6,479	44.1%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,921	52.9%
1-unit, attached	682	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2,743	16.3%
5 to 19 units	2,322	13.8%
20 or more units	1,512	9.0%
Mobile home & other	688	4.1%

ZIP Code 60409

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