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60048 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60048 covers Libertyville, Illinois, with a population of about 28,945 and a median household income of $169,283.

Population
28,9451,019 per square mile
Median age
42.74 points above the US average
Median household income
$169,2832.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$635,887up 35.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,5691.3× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
70.5%35.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,286

Where 60048 is

Libertyville, 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

Population28,945
Median age42.7
Family households73.5%
Born outside the US10.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.3%
White (non-Hispanic)80.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%
Veterans4.8%
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$169,283
Income per person$84,049
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k2.9%
$60–75k4.0%
$75–100k7.1%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k16.2%
$200k or more41.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,600
Mean adjusted gross income$236,207
Returns declaring $200,000 or more31%
Returns, under $25k20.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more31.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$535,100
Median gross rent$1,569
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied84.1%
Vacant homes3.5%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house75%
Attached house7.2%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units5.2%
20 or more units8%
Mobile home0.1%
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$635,887as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 44.2%
Typical asking rent$2,609as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 13.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$635,887$288,620

$288,620 in 2000 to $635,887 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.5%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home24.5%
Drives to work alone65.5%
Takes public transport2.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.5%
Health

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

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20% 10.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4% 5.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.6% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.4% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,286
People employed19,268
Annual payroll$1,415,618,000
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 62.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.1 out of 100
Community resilience69.8 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.

Tornado86.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.7Very 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$169,283$81,702$78,538
Income per person$84,049$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$535,100$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,569$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.1%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher70.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home24.5%14%13.5%
Born outside the US10.7%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.738.938.7
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 stationWAUKEGAN, IL US9.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January29.8°F / 15.6°F
February33.7°F / 17.8°F
March44.1°F / 27.4°F
April55.3°F / 35.3°F
May67.4°F / 47.4°F
June76.3°F / 56.9°F
July81.7°F / 63°F
August79.9°F / 61.5°F
September73.9°F / 53.8°F
October61.2°F / 42.9°F
November47.7°F / 31.4°F
December35.5°F / 21.7°F
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 supermarket66% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket12% 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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Libertyville Community High School District 12839.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Libertyville School District 7020.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Oak Grove School District 6812.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Warren Township High School District 1215.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 735.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 505.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Rondout School District 723.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 1202.8% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability8.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60060 Mundelein, IL4.9 km away
60061 Vernon Hills, IL6.1 km away
60088 Great Lakes, IL7.5 km away
60044 Lake Bluff, IL7.7 km away
60064 North Chicago, IL9.1 km away
60069 Lincolnshire, IL9.5 km away
60031 Gurnee, IL9.6 km away
60045 Lake Forest, IL9.7 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.

Lake County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.4 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq mi
Population density1,019 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2810, -87.9500

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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