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60005 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60005 covers Arlington Heights, Illinois, with a population of about 29,022 and a median household income of $100,304.

Population
29,0224,418 per square mile
Median age
42.23.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,3041.2× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7.9%4.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$464,501up 34% in five years
Median rent
$1,6211.3× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
57.2%22.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
63.4%1.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,441

Where 60005 is

Arlington Heights, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population29,022
Median age42.2
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US26%
Speaks a language other than English at home36.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.4%
Hispanic or Latino14.6%
Veterans3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$100,304
Income per person$55,864
Poverty rate7.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more17.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,460
Mean adjusted gross income$125,186
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.5%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more15.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$376,200
Median gross rent$1,621
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied63.4%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house45.4%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units15.5%
20 or more units30.7%
Mobile home2.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$464,501as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.7%
Typical asking rent$1,818as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$464,501$203,464

$203,464 in 2000 to $464,501 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$1,818$1,207

$1,269 in 2019 to $1,818 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home19.6%
Drives to work alone68.1%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14% 6.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,441
People employed21,106
Annual payroll$1,463,777,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 75.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.3 out of 100
Community resilience64.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought8.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$100,304$81,702$78,538
Income per person$55,864$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$376,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,621$1,227$1,348
Homeownership63.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home19.6%14%13.5%
Born outside the US26%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.238.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCHICAGO OHARE INTL AP, IL US8.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January31.6°F / 18.8°F1.99 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February35.7°F / 21.8°F1.97 in rain, 10.7 in snow
March47°F / 31°F2.45 in rain, 5.5 in snow
April59°F / 40.3°F3.75 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May70.5°F / 50.6°F4.49 in rain
June80.4°F / 60.8°F4.1 in rain
July84.5°F / 66.4°F3.71 in rain
August82.5°F / 65.1°F4.25 in rain
September75.5°F / 57.1°F3.19 in rain
October62.7°F / 45.4°F3.43 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November48.4°F / 34.1°F2.42 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December36.6°F / 24.4°F2.11 in rain, 7.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Township High School District 21448.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington Heights School District 2523.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community Consolidated School District 5918.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 157.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Township High School District 2111.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability11 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

60006 Arlington Heights, IL2.8 km away
60008 Rolling Meadows, IL2.9 km away
60056 Mount Prospect, IL4 km away
60038 Palatine, IL4.5 km away
60055 Palatine, IL4.5 km away
60173 Schaumburg, IL5.2 km away
60004 Arlington Heights, IL5.4 km away
60070 Prospect Heights, IL6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cook County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.57 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density4,418 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0639, -87.9856

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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