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60501 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60501 covers Summit Argo, Illinois, with a population of about 11,490 and a median household income of $62,110.

Population
11,4902,638 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$62,11024% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$283,535up 29.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,01717% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
13.1%21.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.7%2.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
247

Where 60501 is

Summit Argo, 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

Population11,490
Median age38.5
Family households73%
Born outside the US40.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home70.4%
White (non-Hispanic)14.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3%
Hispanic or Latino74.1%
Veterans1.7%
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$62,110
Income per person$31,271
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k6.9%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,180
Mean adjusted gross income$45,886
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.8%
Returns, under $25k32.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$227,300
Median gross rent$1,017
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied62.7%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house55.8%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units27.9%
5 to 19 units8.5%
20 or more units3.5%
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$283,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$283,535$89,813

$96,953 in 2000 to $283,535 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%
High school diploma or higher69.2%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone67.1%
Takes public transport8.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)25.8% 14.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 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)4.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening47.9% 16.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.1% 13.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity31.9% 14.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.2% 11.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21% 8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments247
People employed4,062
Annual payroll$281,034,000
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 81% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.1 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
Tornado90.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.9Very 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$62,110$81,702$78,538
Income per person$31,271$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$227,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,017$1,227$1,348
Homeownership62.7%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.4%14%13.5%
Born outside the US40.7%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.538.938.7
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, IL US6 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / 19.4°F1.48 in rain
February36.8°F / 22.6°F1.46 in rain
March47.6°F / 31.7°F1.88 in rain
April59.9°F / 41.4°F3.57 in rain
May71.1°F / 52°F4.09 in rain
June80.9°F / 62.3°F4.01 in rain
July85°F / 67.7°F3.55 in rain
August82.7°F / 66.4°F3.99 in rain
September76.3°F / 58.8°F2.77 in rain
October63.4°F / 46.5°F3.48 in rain
November49.1°F / 35°F2.35 in rain
December37.6°F / 25°F1.79 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 supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Argo Community High School District 21745.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Summit School District 10441.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lyons School District 1033.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Willow Springs School District 1083.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Lyons Township High School District 2042.9% of this ZIP code's land area
J. Sterling Morton High School District 2012% of this ZIP code's land area
LaGrange School District 1051% 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60534 Lyons, IL3.7 km away
60525 La Grange, IL3.8 km away
60458 Justice, IL4 km away
60455 Bridgeview, IL4.4 km away
60638 Chicago, IL4.4 km away
60513 Brookfield, IL5.1 km away
60459 Burbank, IL6 km away
60457 Hickory Hills, IL6 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 area4.36 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density2,638 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7801, -87.8240

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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