ZIP Code 60637

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cook County, Illinois.

Population: 52,418
Median household income: $42,080
Median home value: $243,700

Covering part of Cook County, Illinois, ZIP Code 60637 has about 52,418 residents. The median household income of $42,080 is below the Cook County median ($81,797).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 60637's population grew 10.8% from 47,300 to 52,418, while its median gross rent rose 20.4% from $972 to $1,170.

11.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,418
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,080
Median home value: $243,700
Median gross rent: $1,170
Housing units: 26,717
Homeownership rate: 26.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 15.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,30052,418

Median household income

$28,965$42,080

Median home value

$197,300$243,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,170

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,300	$28,965	$197,300	$972
2020	46,621	$30,149	$212,000	$962
2021	49,514	$31,720	$215,200	$1,024
2022	51,145	$37,247	$240,600	$1,119
2023	52,418	$42,080	$243,700	$1,170

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2416.3%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,942	5.6%
5 to 17	9,117	17.4%
18 to 24	8,544	16.3%
25 to 34	8,141	15.5%
35 to 44	5,709	10.9%
45 to 54	5,372	10.2%
55 to 64	5,545	10.6%
65 to 74	4,264	8.1%
75 and over	2,784	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,710	14.7%
Black or African American	37,884	72.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.1%
Asian	2,889	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	715	1.4%
Two or more races	1,442	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,713	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate23.0%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,394	10.7%
High school graduate	7,331	23.0%
Some college or associate's	9,376	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,850	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,864	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone38.4%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit24.1%

Walked13.1%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,579	38.4%
Carpooled	918	4.7%
Public transit	4,759	24.1%
Walked	2,581	13.1%
Bicycle	263	1.3%
Worked from home	2,995	15.2%
Other means	645	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,047	18.2%
15 to 29 min	4,541	27.1%
30 to 44 min	4,187	25.0%
45 to 59 min	2,562	15.3%
60+ min	2,408	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 32.3% (15,824 of 48,981)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,671	47.2%
Nonfamily households	11,957	52.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,628	84.7%
Vacant	4,089	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,908	26.1%
Renter-occupied	16,720	73.9%

1-unit, detached11.2%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units24.9%

5 to 19 units30.6%

20 or more units28.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,982	11.2%
1-unit, attached	1,277	4.8%
2 to 4 units	6,654	24.9%
5 to 19 units	8,175	30.6%
20 or more units	7,531	28.2%
Mobile home & other	98	0.4%

ZIP Code 60637

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