ZIP Code 60478

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois.

Population: 16,549
Median household income: $76,936
Median home value: $180,900

Covering part of Cook County, Illinois, ZIP Code 60478 has about 16,549 residents. At $76,936, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 60478's population declined 1.3% from 16,769 to 16,549, while its median gross rent rose 24.7% from $1,345 to $1,677.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 86.7% of the population. 70.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,549
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,936
Median home value: $180,900
Median gross rent: $1,677
Housing units: 5,761
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,76916,549

Median household income

$61,929$76,936

Median home value

$131,600$180,900

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,769	$61,929	$131,600	$1,345
2020	16,573	$70,196	$133,900	$1,306
2021	16,758	$64,809	$139,500	$1,589
2022	16,591	$73,395	$163,100	$1,629
2023	16,549	$76,936	$180,900	$1,677

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	863	5.2%
5 to 17	2,994	18.1%
18 to 24	1,614	9.8%
25 to 34	1,976	11.9%
35 to 44	1,935	11.7%
45 to 54	2,033	12.3%
55 to 64	2,718	16.4%
65 to 74	1,330	8.0%
75 and over	1,086	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,274	7.7%
Black or African American	14,352	86.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	75	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	205	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	630	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's44.0%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	683	6.2%
High school graduate	2,485	22.4%
Some college or associate's	4,874	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,214	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	822	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means6.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,258	70.6%
Carpooled	461	6.2%
Public transit	299	4.0%
Walked	35	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	917	12.3%
Other means	476	6.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	985	15.1%
15 to 29 min	1,799	27.6%
30 to 44 min	1,666	25.5%
45 to 59 min	1,023	15.7%
60+ min	1,056	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 10.5% (1,707 of 16,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,701	68.3%
Nonfamily households	1,717	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,418	94.0%
Vacant	343	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,171	77.0%
Renter-occupied	1,247	23.0%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached16.7%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,151	72.1%
1-unit, attached	963	16.7%
2 to 4 units	263	4.6%
5 to 19 units	194	3.4%
20 or more units	190	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 60478

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