Postal Codes

60610 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60610 covers Chicago, Illinois, with a population of about 45,282 and a median household income of $105,649.

Population
45,28240,711 per square mile
Median age
32.16.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$105,6491.3× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$398,379up 1.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,0291.7× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
79.3%44.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
34.3%30.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,502

Where 60610 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

Population45,282
Median age32.1
Family households27.1%
Born outside the US13.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.3%
White (non-Hispanic)67.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans1.9%
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$105,649
Income per person$104,469
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more26.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,860
Mean adjusted gross income$202,179
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.9%
Returns, under $25k13.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more17.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$543,000
Median gross rent$2,029
Rent as a share of household income25.6%
Owner-occupied34.3%
Vacant homes9.8%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house3.3%
Attached house4%
2 to 4 units4.1%
5 to 19 units6.7%
20 or more units81.6%
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$398,379as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 1.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 4%
Typical asking rent$3,000as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 33.9%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 41.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$414,937$263,333

$263,333 in 2000 to $398,379 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$3,000$2,037

$2,037 in 2015 to $3,000 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.3%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home28.1%
Drives to work alone17.2%
Takes public transport25.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.2%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.8% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure22.5% 11.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.1% 11.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.7% 11 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.6% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.4% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,502
People employed24,726
Annual payroll$1,500,462,000
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 65.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.6 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 wave92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire5.6Very 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$105,649$81,702$78,538
Income per person$104,469$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$543,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$2,029$1,227$1,348
Homeownership34.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.3%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home28.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US13.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age32.138.938.7
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 US5.6 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability16.4 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60611 Chicago, IL1.2 km away
60654 Chicago, IL1.3 km away
60642 Chicago, IL1.6 km away
60606 Chicago, IL1.9 km away
60695 Chicago, IL2.2 km away
60602 Chicago, IL2.3 km away
60601 Chicago, IL2.3 km away
60614 Chicago, IL2.5 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 area1.11 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density40,711 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9033, -87.6336

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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