Postal Codes

60603 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60603 covers Chicago, Illinois, with a population of about 1,126 and a median household income of $128,107.

Population
1,1269,491 per square mile
Median age
33.94.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$128,1071.6× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
13.9%1.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$341,039down 27.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,1041.7× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
92%57 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.1%0.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,432

Where 60603 is

Chicago, 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

Population1,126
Median age33.9
Family households29.8%
Born outside the US29%
Speaks a language other than English at home33.6%
White (non-Hispanic)49.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)35.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans2%
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$128,107
Income per person$124,507
Poverty rate13.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k14.5%
$60–75k1.7%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k5.4%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k16.0%
$200k or more25.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed970
Mean adjusted gross income$556,994
Returns declaring $200,000 or more34%
Returns, under $25k15.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more34.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$2,104
Owner-occupied64.1%
Vacant homes26.9%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house1.2%
2 to 4 units0.5%
20 or more units98.3%
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$341,039as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 27.7%
Typical asking rent$2,464as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$730,158$341,039

$730,158 in 2017 to $341,039 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher92%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home32.8%
Drives to work alone16.2%
Takes public transport12%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.2%
Health

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

Obesity24.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.1% 9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.4% 8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 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 year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.3% 9.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.7% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,432
People employed55,036
Annual payroll$7,162,798,000
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 77.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss77.1 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 wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake75.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding73.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire13.6Very 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$128,107$81,702$78,538
Income per person$124,507$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate13.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$2,104$1,227$1,348
Homeownership64.1%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher92%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home32.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US29%14.4%13.9%
Median age33.938.938.7
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 NORTHERLY IS, IL US3.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January31.9°F / 20.1°F
February35.7°F / 23.1°F
March44.9°F / 30.9°F
April55.2°F / 40.4°F
May65.7°F / 50.1°F
June75.8°F / 60°F
July81°F / 67.3°F
August80°F / 67.4°F
September73.2°F / 60.2°F
October60.9°F / 47.7°F
November48.5°F / 36.4°F
December36.6°F / 25.2°F
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%.

Chicago Public School District 299100% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability18.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60604 Chicago, IL0.4 km away
60602 Chicago, IL0.5 km away
60695 Chicago, IL0.5 km away
60689 Chicago, IL0.8 km away
60686 Chicago, IL0.9 km away
60605 Chicago, IL0.9 km away
60601 Chicago, IL1.1 km away
60606 Chicago, IL1.1 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 area0.12 sq mi
Population density9,491 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8798, -87.6285

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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