Postal Codes

60618 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60618 covers Chicago, Illinois, with a population of about 91,896 and a median household income of $101,558.

Population
91,89618,401 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$101,5581.2× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$586,540up 16.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,5341.3× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
55.4%20.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
48.6%16.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,095

Where 60618 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

Population91,896
Median age35.7
Family households56.2%
Born outside the US21.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home38.5%
White (non-Hispanic)48.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino38.3%
Veterans2.3%
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$101,558
Income per person$59,402
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more21.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed43,000
Mean adjusted gross income$114,869
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.7%
Returns, under $25k21.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more12.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$538,300
Median gross rent$1,534
Rent as a share of household income25.7%
Owner-occupied48.6%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house22.9%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units48.4%
5 to 19 units18.9%
20 or more units7.3%
Mobile home0.1%
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$586,540as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 35.7%
Typical asking rent$2,285as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 40.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 56.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$586,540$232,191

$232,191 in 2000 to $586,540 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,285$1,417

$1,417 in 2015 to $2,285 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%
High school diploma or higher89.1%
Works from home24.1%
Drives to work alone44.8%
Takes public transport18.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.7%
Health

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

Obesity28.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure22.7% 11.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 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 year73.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.3% 9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16% 1.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.9% 6.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 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)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,095
People employed20,690
Annual payroll$1,103,759,000
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 57.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 38 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.5 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 wave91.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding47.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane15.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide12Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11Relatively 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$101,558$81,702$78,538
Income per person$59,402$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$538,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,534$1,227$1,348
Homeownership48.6%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home24.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US21.4%14.4%13.9%
Median age35.738.938.7
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 US12.8 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% 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.

60625 Chicago, IL2.7 km away
60647 Chicago, IL2.8 km away
60641 Chicago, IL3.6 km away
60613 Chicago, IL4 km away
60657 Chicago, IL4.3 km away
60640 Chicago, IL4.5 km away
60639 Chicago, IL5 km away
60614 Chicago, IL5.3 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 area4.99 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density18,401 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9464, -87.7042

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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