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60056 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60056 covers Mount Prospect, Illinois, with a population of about 55,989 and a median household income of $104,168.

Population
55,9895,153 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$104,1681.3× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$455,811up 33.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,4561.2× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
48.7%13.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
70%5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,553

Where 60056 is

Mount Prospect, 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

Population55,989
Median age41.8
Family households66.6%
Born outside the US30%
Speaks a language other than English at home42.6%
White (non-Hispanic)63.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.6%
Hispanic or Latino16.2%
Veterans4.9%
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$104,168
Income per person$47,888
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k12.6%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k16.1%
$200k or more14.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed28,180
Mean adjusted gross income$94,781
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.2%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more10.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$376,300
Median gross rent$1,456
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied70%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house57%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units17.5%
20 or more units18.1%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$455,811as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.1%
Typical asking rent$1,754as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 38.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$455,811$207,784

$207,784 in 2000 to $455,811 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,754$1,268

$1,268 in 2021 to $1,754 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home15.9%
Drives to work alone69.9%
Takes public transport4.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity26% 7.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19% 3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.7% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,553
People employed17,345
Annual payroll$1,053,852,000
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 83.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.7 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 wave97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide20.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire13.5Very 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$104,168$81,702$78,538
Income per person$47,888$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$376,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,456$1,227$1,348
Homeownership70%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home15.9%14%13.5%
Born outside the US30%14.4%13.9%
Median age41.838.938.7
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 PALWAUKEE AP, IL US7 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January31.9°F / 18.4°F1.33 in rain
February35.8°F / 21.2°F1.28 in rain
March46.7°F / 30.2°F1.84 in rain
April58.1°F / 39.3°F3.31 in rain
May69.5°F / 49.7°F3.76 in rain
June79.5°F / 60.1°F3.97 in rain
July84°F / 65.8°F3.15 in rain
August82°F / 64.7°F3.7 in rain
September75.3°F / 56.3°F3.04 in rain
October62.5°F / 44.5°F3.11 in rain
November48.5°F / 33.4°F2.15 in rain
December36.9°F / 24°F1.64 in rain
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 supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Township High School District 21449.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Mount Prospect School District 5718.9% of this ZIP code's land area
River Trails School District 2614.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community Consolidated School District 5911.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 212% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington Heights School District 251.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Prospect Heights School District 231.5% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60005 Arlington Heights, IL4 km away
60006 Arlington Heights, IL4.6 km away
60016 Des Plaines, IL4.6 km away
60070 Prospect Heights, IL4.8 km away
60019 Des Plaines, IL4.9 km away
60017 Des Plaines, IL5.2 km away
60004 Arlington Heights, IL6.5 km away
60008 Rolling Meadows, IL6.8 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 area10.87 sq mi
Population density5,153 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0624, -87.9377

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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