Postal Codes

60611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60611 covers Chicago, Illinois, with a population of about 36,036 and a median household income of $124,621.

Population
36,03645,447 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$124,6211.5× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.6%3.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$366,119down 1.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,4162.0× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
88.1%53.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
43.4%21.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,810

Where 60611 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

Population36,036
Median age38.2
Family households30.6%
Born outside the US24.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.7%
White (non-Hispanic)61.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)22.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans2.4%
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$124,621
Income per person$133,057
Poverty rate8.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k12.4%
$200k or more31.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed20,050
Mean adjusted gross income$344,608
Returns declaring $200,000 or more26.7%
Returns, under $25k11.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.9%
Returns, $200k or more26.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$608,200
Median gross rent$2,416
Rent as a share of household income26.3%
Owner-occupied43.4%
Vacant homes16.6%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house1%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units95%
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$366,119as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 1.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 10.5%
Typical asking rent$2,833as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 34.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$450,448$288,908

$288,908 in 2000 to $366,119 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,833$2,082

$2,082 in 2015 to $2,833 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher88.1%
High school diploma or higher99.2%
Works from home25.1%
Drives to work alone24.8%
Takes public transport14.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity22.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.1% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.4% 10.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health9.5% 10.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.4% 13 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73% 1.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.4% 14.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.4% 13.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.5% 9.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.2% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.8% 5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.5% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.3% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.1% 8.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,810
People employed84,809
Annual payroll$7,337,876,000
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 52.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.3 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 wave94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding71.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide26.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.9Very 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$124,621$81,702$78,538
Income per person$133,057$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$608,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$2,416$1,227$1,348
Homeownership43.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher88.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home25.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US24.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.238.938.7
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 US4.7 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability15.6 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60610 Chicago, IL1.2 km away
60601 Chicago, IL1.3 km away
60654 Chicago, IL1.4 km away
60695 Chicago, IL1.7 km away
60606 Chicago, IL1.8 km away
60602 Chicago, IL1.8 km away
60603 Chicago, IL2 km away
60604 Chicago, IL2.2 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 area0.79 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq mi
Population density45,447 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8971, -87.6223

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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