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60089 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60089 covers Buffalo Grove, Illinois, with a population of about 42,781 and a median household income of $129,932.

Population
42,7814,346 per square mile
Median age
42.13.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$129,9321.6× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$452,446up 36% in five years
Median rent
$2,0421.7× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
66.7%31.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.5%16.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,448

Where 60089 is

Buffalo 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

Population42,781
Median age42.1
Family households74.8%
Born outside the US36.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home45.7%
White (non-Hispanic)58.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)28.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.3%
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$129,932
Income per person$60,116
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k11.3%
$150–200k15.7%
$200k or more25.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,250
Mean adjusted gross income$128,832
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18%
Returns, under $25k21.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.2%
Returns, $200k or more18.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$393,000
Median gross rent$2,042
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied81.5%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house53.8%
Attached house13.8%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units12.9%
20 or more units14.3%
Mobile home0.5%
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$452,446as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 54%
Typical asking rent$2,428as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$452,446$200,706

$200,706 in 2000 to $452,446 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,428$2,026

$2,026 in 2022 to $2,428 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.7%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home28.4%
Drives to work alone62.2%
Takes public transport3.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.7%
Health

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

Obesity26.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17% 4.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 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 disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.2% 11.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.1% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.5% 7.5 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 establishments1,448
People employed21,960
Annual payroll$1,667,486,000
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 59.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.5 out of 100
Community resilience68.6 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 wave86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning38Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought35.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane15.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.4Very 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$129,932$81,702$78,538
Income per person$60,116$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$393,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$2,042$1,227$1,348
Homeownership81.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home28.4%14%13.5%
Born outside the US36.7%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.138.938.7
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 US6.6 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 supermarket68% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 12539.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District21% of this ZIP code's land area
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 9615.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Township High School District 21410.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 2110.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 1032.9% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability10.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60090 Wheeling, IL3.8 km away
60074 Palatine, IL5.1 km away
60069 Lincolnshire, IL5.3 km away
60004 Arlington Heights, IL5.5 km away
60070 Prospect Heights, IL6.3 km away
60061 Vernon Hills, IL7.7 km away
60078 Palatine, IL8 km away
60094 Palatine, IL8 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 County78.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Cook County21.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.84 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density4,346 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1598, -87.9644

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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