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60456 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60456 covers Hometown, Illinois, with a population of about 4,244 and a median household income of $59,265.

Population
4,2448,862 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,26527% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$217,581up 34% in five years
Degree or higher
19.8%15.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.7%7.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 60456 is

Hometown, 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

Population4,244
Median age40.9
Family households49.1%
Born outside the US10.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.8%
White (non-Hispanic)62.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino32.3%
Veterans6.4%
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$59,265
Income per person$30,906
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k10.3%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k12.9%
$60–75k13.6%
$75–100k16.2%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,280
Mean adjusted gross income$52,137
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$152,000
Rent as a share of household income20.1%
Owner-occupied72.7%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house11.8%
Attached house65.4%
2 to 4 units11.1%
5 to 19 units11.6%
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$217,581as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 117.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$217,581$66,651

$72,335 in 2000 to $217,581 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home6%
Drives to work alone76%
Takes public transport8.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21%
Health

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

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.6% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.3% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.9% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.9% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.2% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.9% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments40
People employed335
Annual payroll$11,715,000
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 62.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss57.2 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 wave97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane15Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.1Very 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$59,265$81,702$78,538
Income per person$30,906$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$152,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership72.7%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home6%14%13.5%
Born outside the US10.2%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.938.938.7
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 MIDWAY AP 3SW, IL US3.9 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January32.8°F / 19.5°F2.3 in rain, 12.5 in snow
February36.8°F / 22.9°F2.12 in rain, 10.1 in snow
March47.9°F / 32°F2.66 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April60°F / 41.7°F4.15 in rain, 1 in snow
May71.5°F / 52.4°F4.75 in rain
June81.2°F / 62.7°F4.53 in rain
July85.2°F / 68.1°F4.02 in rain
August83.1°F / 66.9°F4.1 in rain
September76.5°F / 59.2°F3.33 in rain
October63.7°F / 46.8°F3.86 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.6°F / 35.2°F2.73 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December37.7°F / 25.3°F2.33 in rain, 7.9 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 12350% of this ZIP code's land area
Oak Lawn Community High School District 22950% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Walkability13.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60652 Chicago, IL2.2 km away
60453 Oak Lawn, IL2.5 km away
60805 Evergreen Park, IL2.6 km away
60459 Burbank, IL3.5 km away
60655 Chicago, IL4.6 km away
60415 Chicago Ridge, IL5 km away
60629 Chicago, IL5.6 km away
60455 Bridgeview, IL6.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.48 sq mi
Population density8,862 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7311, -87.7315

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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