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60053 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60053 covers Morton Grove, Illinois, with a population of about 24,687 and a median household income of $106,078.

Population
24,6874,881 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$106,0781.3× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$454,884up 36.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,2101.8× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
52.1%17.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.5%19.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
745

Where 60053 is

Morton Grove, 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

Population24,687
Median age44.3
Family households78.4%
Born outside the US38.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.9%
White (non-Hispanic)53.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)31.6%
Hispanic or Latino7.9%
Veterans2.8%
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$106,078
Income per person$47,055
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more18.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,770
Mean adjusted gross income$93,186
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.7%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$377,000
Median gross rent$2,210
Rent as a share of household income35.7%
Owner-occupied84.5%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house76.2%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units15.5%
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$454,884as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.9%
Typical asking rent$2,497as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 17.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$454,884$207,695

$216,246 in 2000 to $454,884 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home15.6%
Drives to work alone67.4%
Takes public transport4.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.5%
Health

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

Obesity23.3% 10.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.8% 4.5 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%
Depression16.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62% 2.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.6% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments745
People employed11,463
Annual payroll$606,092,000
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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 78.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 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 wave97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide14.9Very 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$106,078$81,702$78,538
Income per person$47,055$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$377,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$2,210$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home15.6%14%13.5%
Born outside the US38.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age44.338.938.7
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 BOTANIC GARDEN, IL US10.8 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 16.3°F2.1 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February36°F / 19.1°F1.98 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March45.8°F / 28.2°F2.26 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April56.8°F / 37.6°F4 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May68.2°F / 47.6°F4.84 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.3°F4.31 in rain
July83.5°F / 63.4°F3.74 in rain
August82°F / 62.3°F4.16 in rain
September75.2°F / 54.7°F3.56 in rain
October62.8°F / 42.7°F3.59 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49°F / 32.5°F2.63 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December37.5°F / 22.3°F2.34 in rain, 5.9 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Niles Township Community High School District 21940.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Morton Grove School District 7019.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Golf Elementary School District 6715.1% of this ZIP code's land area
East Maine School District 639.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Maine Township High School District 2079.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Skokie School District 694.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Niles Elementary School District 711.1% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability15.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60029 Golf, IL1.7 km away
60714 Niles, IL2.2 km away
60026 Glenview, IL3 km away
60077 Skokie, IL3.1 km away
60025 Glenview, IL4.5 km away
60076 Skokie, IL4.8 km away
60068 Park Ridge, IL5.5 km away
60631 Chicago, IL5.5 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 area5.06 sq mi
Population density4,881 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0431, -87.7899

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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