ZIP Code 60617

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois.

Population: 79,284
Median household income: $51,237
Median home value: $168,200

ZIP Code 60617 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 79,284 residents. The median household income of $51,237 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 60617's population declined 5.1% from 83,553 to 79,284, while its median gross rent rose 19.4% from $846 to $1,010.

60.5% of workers drive to work alone. 48.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,284
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,237
Median home value: $168,200
Median gross rent: $1,010
Housing units: 35,031
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

83,55379,284

Median household income

$41,125$51,237

Median home value

$133,500$168,200

Median gross rent

$846$1,010

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	83,553	$41,125	$133,500	$846
2020	82,101	$43,642	$137,100	$871
2021	84,193	$46,156	$144,600	$917
2022	83,188	$51,203	$160,800	$994
2023	79,284	$51,237	$168,200	$1,010

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,679	5.9%
5 to 17	14,903	18.8%
18 to 24	6,727	8.5%
25 to 34	9,958	12.6%
35 to 44	9,835	12.4%
45 to 54	9,133	11.5%
55 to 64	10,128	12.8%
65 to 74	8,185	10.3%
75 and over	5,736	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,710	5.9%
Black or African American	41,022	51.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	164	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	237	0.3%
Two or more races	854	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32,239	40.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,699	18.3%
High school graduate	15,433	29.1%
Some college or associate's	17,153	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,402	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,288	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit14.7%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,988	60.5%
Carpooled	3,223	10.3%
Public transit	4,604	14.7%
Walked	600	1.9%
Bicycle	78	0.2%
Worked from home	3,322	10.6%
Other means	594	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,813	10.0%
15 to 29 min	6,390	22.8%
30 to 44 min	7,667	27.3%
45 to 59 min	5,230	18.6%
60+ min	5,987	21.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 23.2% (18,296 of 78,696)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,383	60.8%
Nonfamily households	11,865	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,248	86.3%
Vacant	4,783	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,997	56.2%
Renter-occupied	13,251	43.8%

1-unit, detached48.2%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units32.4%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,894	48.2%
1-unit, attached	2,074	5.9%
2 to 4 units	11,338	32.4%
5 to 19 units	3,355	9.6%
20 or more units	1,251	3.6%
Mobile home & other	119	0.3%

ZIP Code 60617

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