ZIP Code 60621

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois.

Population: 27,318
Median household income: $33,235
Median home value: $161,900

ZIP Code 60621 (Cook County, Illinois) is home to about 27,318 residents. The median household income of $33,235 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 60621's population declined 2.5% from 28,018 to 27,318, while its median gross rent rose 23.4% from $824 to $1,017.

29.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.34 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,318
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $33,235
Median home value: $161,900
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 15,348
Homeownership rate: 25.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 18.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,01827,318

Median household income

$22,158$33,235

Median home value

$114,000$161,900

Median gross rent

$824$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,018	$22,158	$114,000	$824
2020	26,736	$23,019	$106,300	$867
2021	26,538	$24,912	$102,100	$895
2022	26,997	$30,163	$125,100	$972
2023	27,318	$33,235	$161,900	$1,017

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,192	4.4%
5 to 17	4,468	16.4%
18 to 24	2,339	8.6%
25 to 34	4,135	15.1%
35 to 44	3,380	12.4%
45 to 54	3,173	11.6%
55 to 64	3,895	14.3%
65 to 74	2,690	9.8%
75 and over	2,046	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	440	1.6%
Black or African American	24,028	88.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	176	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	609	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,057	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,328	22.4%
High school graduate	6,566	34.0%
Some college or associate's	6,123	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,824	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	478	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone49.6%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit27.2%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,442	49.6%
Carpooled	1,060	11.8%
Public transit	2,437	27.2%
Walked	172	1.9%
Bicycle	21	0.2%
Worked from home	704	7.9%
Other means	118	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	915	11.1%
15 to 29 min	2,051	24.9%
30 to 44 min	2,174	26.4%
45 to 59 min	1,073	13.0%
60+ min	2,037	24.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 29.9% (8,008 of 26,799)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,566	48.9%
Nonfamily households	5,816	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,382	74.2%
Vacant	3,966	25.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,846	25.0%
Renter-occupied	8,536	75.0%

1-unit, detached24.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units44.5%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units17.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,740	24.4%
1-unit, attached	391	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6,833	44.5%
5 to 19 units	1,662	10.8%
20 or more units	2,702	17.6%
Mobile home & other	20	0.1%

ZIP Code 60621

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