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60073 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60073 covers Round Lake, Illinois, with a population of about 62,000 and a median household income of $95,457.

Population
62,0003,357 per square mile
Median age
34.44.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$95,4571.2× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$283,425up 39% in five years
Median rent
$1,4611.2× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
26.7%8.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.2%13.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,000

Where 60073 is

Round Lake, 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

Population62,000
Median age34.4
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US24.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home44.4%
White (non-Hispanic)40.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino44.6%
Veterans5.3%
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$95,457
Income per person$36,254
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k15.7%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed29,070
Mean adjusted gross income$63,817
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k26.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$215,200
Median gross rent$1,461
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied78.2%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house68%
Attached house17.9%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units5.2%
20 or more units3%
Mobile home2.6%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$283,425as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94.2%
Typical asking rent$2,367as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$283,425$99,502

$118,513 in 2000 to $283,425 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,367$1,803

$1,803 in 2022 to $2,367 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%
High school diploma or higher80.9%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone73.9%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.4% 1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.7% 4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,000
People employed12,097
Annual payroll$1,053,980,000
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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 62.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.2 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.

Cold wave89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.1Very 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$95,457$81,702$78,538
Income per person$36,254$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$215,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,461$1,227$1,348
Homeownership78.2%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.5%14%13.5%
Born outside the US24.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age34.438.938.7
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 stationLAKE VILLA 2NE, IL US7.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January29.9°F / 14.6°F2.07 in rain, 15.7 in snow
February34°F / 17.5°F1.89 in rain, 8 in snow
March44.8°F / 26.6°F2.64 in rain, 5.8 in snow
April56.8°F / 37.1°F4.12 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May68.8°F / 47.8°F4.44 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.9°F4.2 in rain
July82.3°F / 63.1°F3.92 in rain
August80.6°F / 61.8°F3.27 in rain
September73.4°F / 54.4°F3.36 in rain
October60.4°F / 43.1°F3.04 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November47.1°F / 30.9°F2.54 in rain, 3.1 in snow
December35°F / 20.8°F2.28 in rain, 9.2 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket75% 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.

Round Lake Community Unit School District 11629.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Grayslake Community High School District 12715.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 4613.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Grant Community High School District 12412.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Big Hollow School District 3810.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Wauconda Community Unit School District 1189.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 414.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Fremont School District 792.2% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60030 Grayslake, IL3.2 km away
60041 Ingleside, IL5.8 km away
60020 Fox Lake, IL6.9 km away
60046 Lake Villa, IL7.5 km away
60002 Antioch, IL11.2 km away
60051 Mchenry, IL11.6 km away
60031 Gurnee, IL11.8 km away
60084 Wauconda, IL12 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 area18.47 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq mi
Population density3,357 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3668, -88.0888

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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