ZIP Code 60608

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois.

Population: 81,459
Median household income: $70,704
Median home value: $341,500

ZIP Code 60608 (Cook County, Illinois) is home to about 81,459 residents. At $70,704, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 60608's population grew 1.7% from 80,059 to 81,459, while its median gross rent rose 25.8% from $960 to $1,208.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 22.7% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 46.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 81,459
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,704
Median home value: $341,500
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 32,617
Homeownership rate: 40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,05981,459

Median household income

$50,133$70,704

Median home value

$265,400$341,500

Median gross rent

$960$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,059	$50,133	$265,400	$960
2020	80,011	$57,183	$279,300	$982
2021	83,689	$61,490	$288,900	$1,071
2022	82,749	$66,821	$321,600	$1,168
2023	81,459	$70,704	$341,500	$1,208

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3422.7%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,407	4.2%
5 to 17	10,226	12.6%
18 to 24	9,325	11.4%
25 to 34	18,492	22.7%
35 to 44	12,899	15.8%
45 to 54	9,142	11.2%
55 to 64	8,763	10.8%
65 to 74	6,246	7.7%
75 and over	2,959	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,961	19.6%
Black or African American	14,150	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11,576	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	154	0.2%
Two or more races	1,771	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,836	46.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,338	22.8%
High school graduate	13,832	23.6%
Some college or associate's	11,262	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	12,339	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,730	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone47.0%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit20.5%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,109	47.0%
Carpooled	3,528	9.1%
Public transit	7,907	20.5%
Walked	1,553	4.0%
Bicycle	805	2.1%
Worked from home	5,812	15.1%
Other means	853	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,087	15.5%
15 to 29 min	11,409	34.8%
30 to 44 min	9,877	30.2%
45 to 59 min	3,233	9.9%
60+ min	3,149	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 17.9% (13,081 of 73,261)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,181	53.8%
Nonfamily households	13,889	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,070	92.2%
Vacant	2,547	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,086	40.2%
Renter-occupied	17,984	59.8%

1-unit, detached17.7%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units48.0%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,788	17.7%
1-unit, attached	1,985	6.1%
2 to 4 units	15,654	48.0%
5 to 19 units	5,420	16.6%
20 or more units	3,678	11.3%
Mobile home & other	92	0.3%

ZIP Code 60608

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