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60475 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60475 covers Steger, Illinois, with a population of about 10,103 and a median household income of $61,222.

Population
10,1032,097 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,22225% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
14.4%2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$176,581up 14.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,03216% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
16.5%18.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.3%2.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
139

Where 60475 is

Steger, 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

Population10,103
Median age40.3
Family households61.7%
Born outside the US7.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.3%
White (non-Hispanic)51.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino23.1%
Veterans8.4%
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$61,222
Income per person$29,528
Poverty rate14.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k15.4%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k10.5%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more1.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,530
Mean adjusted gross income$51,757
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.1%
Returns, under $25k31.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$137,200
Median gross rent$1,032
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied62.3%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house68.8%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units12.1%
5 to 19 units11.6%
20 or more units5.6%
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$176,581as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.3%
Typical asking rent$1,365as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$181,151$84,392

$129,075 in 2000 to $176,581 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%
High school diploma or higher88.1%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone78%
Takes public transport4.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.1% 7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments139
People employed879
Annual payroll$39,854,000
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 57.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.1 out of 100
Community resilience71.6 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 wave93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought54.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire44.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16Very 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$61,222$81,702$78,538
Income per person$29,528$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate14.4%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$137,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,032$1,227$1,348
Homeownership62.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US7.2%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.338.938.7
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 stationPARK FOREST, IL US4.5 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January31.1°F / 15.2°F2.49 in rain, 10.2 in snow
February35.2°F / 18.4°F2.15 in rain, 7.5 in snow
March46.4°F / 28.1°F2.65 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April59.3°F / 38.3°F4.02 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May70.6°F / 49.3°F4.57 in rain
June80.2°F / 58.9°F4.91 in rain
July83.9°F / 63.8°F4.73 in rain
August82°F / 62°F4.02 in rain
September75.8°F / 54.6°F3.44 in rain
October63.1°F / 42.4°F3.65 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November48.2°F / 31.4°F3 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December36.3°F / 21.5°F2.47 in rain, 4 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 supermarket46% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket37% 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.

Bloom Township High School District 20648.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Steger School District 19445.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community Consolidated School District 1682.6% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability11.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60466 Park Forest, IL3.9 km away
60412 Chicago Heights, IL4.2 km away
60417 Crete, IL4.4 km away
60461 Olympia Fields, IL5.8 km away
60411 Chicago Heights, IL6 km away
60484 University Park, IL6.7 km away
60471 Richton Park, IL7.3 km away
60422 Flossmoor, IL8.8 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.

Cook County68.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Will County31.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.82 sq mi
Population density2,097 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4686, -87.6386

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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