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60074 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60074 covers Palatine, Illinois, with a population of about 36,296 and a median household income of $81,911.

Population
36,2965,110 per square mile
Median age
36.81.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$81,911about the Illinois median
Poverty rate
11.7%0.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$321,556up 31.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,4291.2× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
42%7 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.9%4.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
765

Where 60074 is

Palatine, 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

Population36,296
Median age36.8
Family households62.9%
Born outside the US27.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home44.3%
White (non-Hispanic)52%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.3%
Hispanic or Latino30.8%
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$81,911
Income per person$41,648
Poverty rate11.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,960
Mean adjusted gross income$75,666
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k25.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$307,800
Median gross rent$1,429
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied60.9%
Vacant homes3.9%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house37.7%
Attached house10.5%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units30.8%
20 or more units12.2%
Mobile home0.4%
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$321,556as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.4%
Typical asking rent$2,037as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$321,556$137,065

$137,065 in 2000 to $321,556 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher42%
High school diploma or higher85.1%
Works from home14.3%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Obesity28.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58% 6.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.3% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.1% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments765
People employed8,800
Annual payroll$389,439,000
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 73.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.1 out of 100
Community resilience64.5 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 wave96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire26.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18.7Very 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$81,911$81,702$78,538
Income per person$41,648$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$307,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,429$1,227$1,348
Homeownership60.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.3%14%13.5%
Born outside the US27.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age36.838.938.7
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 US10.1 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 supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Palatine Community Consolidated School District 1548.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Township High School District 21148.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 952.7% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% 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.

60067 Palatine, IL3.9 km away
60078 Palatine, IL4.1 km away
60094 Palatine, IL4.1 km away
60095 Palatine, IL4.1 km away
60089 Buffalo Grove, IL5.1 km away
60004 Arlington Heights, IL5.2 km away
60038 Palatine, IL5.4 km away
60055 Palatine, IL5.4 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 County94.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake County5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.1 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density5,110 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1458, -88.0230

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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