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60156 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60156 covers Lake In The Hills, Illinois, with a population of about 28,853 and a median household income of $113,491.

Population
28,8532,720 per square mile
Median age
36.62.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$113,4911.4× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$383,133up 42.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,6341.3× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
36.7%1.7 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
539

Where 60156 is

Lake In The Hills, 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

Population28,853
Median age36.6
Family households78.4%
Born outside the US13.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.3%
White (non-Hispanic)67.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.8%
Hispanic or Latino20.1%
Veterans3.3%
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$113,491
Income per person$43,795
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k11.9%
$150–200k16.1%
$200k or more16.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,360
Mean adjusted gross income$89,354
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k22.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.7%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$296,400
Median gross rent$1,634
Rent as a share of household income32.5%
Owner-occupied84.5%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house73.6%
Attached house18%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units4.4%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home0.1%
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$383,133as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.9%
Typical asking rent$2,183as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$383,133$155,344

$159,326 in 2000 to $383,133 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home15.7%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.1%
Health

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

Obesity31.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 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 health14.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 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%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.8% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments539
People employed3,300
Annual payroll$146,140,000
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 47.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63 out of 100
Community resilience76.3 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 wave86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane14Very 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$113,491$81,702$78,538
Income per person$43,795$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$296,400$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,634$1,227$1,348
Homeownership84.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home15.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US13.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age36.638.938.7
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 stationCRYSTAL LAKE 4NW, IL US10.3 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 14.2°F1.97 in rain, 10 in snow
February35.2°F / 16.3°F1.84 in rain, 9 in snow
March46.8°F / 26.4°F2.51 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April59.2°F / 36.7°F3.76 in rain, 1.2 in snow
May71.3°F / 47.9°F4.98 in rain
June80.3°F / 58.4°F5.26 in rain
July84°F / 62.5°F3.9 in rain
August82°F / 61.2°F3.81 in rain
September74.4°F / 52.4°F3.54 in rain
October61.9°F / 42.4°F3.2 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November47.5°F / 30.5°F2.48 in rain, 1.6 in snow
December35.5°F / 20.4°F2.1 in rain, 8.7 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 supermarket99% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket20% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Huntley Consolidated School District 15827.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community Unit School District 30025.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4723.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community High School District 15523.5% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60102 Algonquin, IL2.8 km away
60014 Crystal Lake, IL5.5 km away
60142 Huntley, IL8 km away
60013 Cary, IL8.4 km away
60110 Carpentersville, IL8.7 km away
60021 Fox River Grove, IL9.2 km away
60012 Crystal Lake, IL9.4 km away
60136 Gilberts, IL9.8 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.

McHenry County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.61 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density2,720 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1817, -88.3304

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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