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60201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60201 covers Evanston, Illinois, with a population of about 43,555 and a median household income of $92,101.

Population
43,5559,655 per square mile
Median age
34.34.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$92,1011.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
14.2%1.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$579,851up 23.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,7921.5× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
73.9%38.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.9%10.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,402

Where 60201 is

Evanston, 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

Population43,555
Median age34.3
Family households47.6%
Born outside the US14.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.8%
White (non-Hispanic)61.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans2.3%
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$92,101
Income per person$70,263
Poverty rate14.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.2%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more26.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,980
Mean adjusted gross income$188,962
Returns declaring $200,000 or more24%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more24.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$577,800
Median gross rent$1,792
Rent as a share of household income36.9%
Owner-occupied54.9%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house34.5%
Attached house5.2%
2 to 4 units11.4%
5 to 19 units12.1%
20 or more units36.5%
Mobile home0.2%
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$579,851as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 31.5%
Typical asking rent$2,742as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 34.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$579,851$297,545

$297,545 in 2000 to $579,851 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$2,742$1,769

$1,769 in 2017 to $2,742 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher73.9%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home26.1%
Drives to work alone38.6%
Takes public transport11.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.6%
Health

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

Obesity25.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 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 year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.9% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9% 5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.2% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 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 establishments1,402
People employed24,058
Annual payroll$1,967,370,000
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 60.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.8 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 wave95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding41.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide24.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire0.8Very 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$92,101$81,702$78,538
Income per person$70,263$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate14.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$577,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,792$1,227$1,348
Homeownership54.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher73.9%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home26.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US14.8%14.4%13.9%
Median age34.338.938.7
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 BOTANIC GARDEN, IL US12.1 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 16.3°F2.1 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February36°F / 19.1°F1.98 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March45.8°F / 28.2°F2.26 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April56.8°F / 37.6°F4 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May68.2°F / 47.6°F4.84 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.3°F4.31 in rain
July83.5°F / 63.4°F3.74 in rain
August82°F / 62.3°F4.16 in rain
September75.2°F / 54.7°F3.56 in rain
October62.8°F / 42.7°F3.59 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49°F / 32.5°F2.63 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December37.5°F / 22.3°F2.34 in rain, 5.9 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 supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket31% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Evanston Community Consolidated School District 6550% of this ZIP code's land area
Evanston Township High School District 20250% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability15.9 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60208 Evanston, IL0.9 km away
60209 Evanston, IL1.3 km away
60204 Evanston, IL1.5 km away
60203 Evanston, IL2 km away
60202 Evanston, IL2.8 km away
60091 Wilmette, IL3.5 km away
60076 Skokie, IL3.8 km away
60043 Kenilworth, IL4.2 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 area4.51 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq mi
Population density9,655 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0546, -87.6943

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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