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60521 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60521 covers Hinsdale, Illinois, with a population of about 18,097 and a median household income of $244,318.

Population
18,0973,826 per square mile
Median age
42.43.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$244,3183.0× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
1.8%10.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,250,676up 37.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,9211.6× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
80%45 points above the US average
Homeownership
89.2%24.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
954

Where 60521 is

Hinsdale, 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

Population18,097
Median age42.4
Family households83.3%
Born outside the US15.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.7%
Veterans2.7%
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$244,318
Income per person$121,396
Poverty rate1.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k1.4%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k7.2%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more57.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,230
Mean adjusted gross income$514,033
Returns declaring $200,000 or more45%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k7.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k6.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.1%
Returns, $200k or more45.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$988,000
Median gross rent$1,921
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied89.2%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house83.4%
Attached house7.9%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home0.2%
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$1,250,676as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 39.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,250,676$653,002

$653,002 in 2000 to $1,250,676 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher80%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home31.7%
Drives to work alone46.5%
Takes public transport11.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.7%
Health

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

Obesity25.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.4% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17% 4.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.6% 11.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.1% 3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.9% 6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.5% 17.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.8% 12.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.6% 11.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4% 10.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.2% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.4% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost3.9% 9.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments954
People employed11,406
Annual payroll$708,156,000
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 72.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.9 out of 100
Community resilience61.2 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 wave88.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail35.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire11.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought2.3Very 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$244,318$81,702$78,538
Income per person$121,396$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate1.8%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$988,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,921$1,227$1,348
Homeownership89.2%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher80%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%5.8%5.2%
Works from home31.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US15.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.438.938.7
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 stationLITTLE RED SCHOOL HSE, IL US11 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January33.1°F / 14.7°F2.3 in rain
February36.9°F / 17.6°F2 in rain
March48.6°F / 27.9°F2.5 in rain
April62°F / 39.2°F4.14 in rain
May73.3°F / 49.6°F4.98 in rain
June84.1°F / 59.8°F4.65 in rain
July89.5°F / 64.1°F4.1 in rain
August86.7°F / 63.4°F4.46 in rain
September79.8°F / 55°F3.45 in rain
October65.2°F / 42.5°F3.68 in rain
November49.8°F / 31.2°F2.73 in rain
December38.2°F / 21.1°F2.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hinsdale Township High School District 8650% of this ZIP code's land area
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 18147.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Maercker School District 602.2% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% 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.

60514 Clarendon Hills, IL2.4 km away
60558 Western Springs, IL2.5 km away
60559 Westmont, IL4.9 km away
60523 Oak Brook, IL5 km away
60525 La Grange, IL5.3 km away
60526 La Grange Park, IL5.7 km away
60527 Willowbrook, IL6.2 km away
60154 Westchester, IL6.9 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.

DuPage County82.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Cook County17.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.73 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density3,826 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8001, -87.9287

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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