Postal Codes

60659 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60659 covers Chicago, Illinois, with a population of about 42,008 and a median household income of $70,033.

Population
42,00817,802 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$70,03314% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
16.8%4.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$374,409up 14.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,3911.1× the Illinois median
Degree or higher
40.2%5.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
45.4%19.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
917

Where 60659 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

Population42,008
Median age36.9
Family households72%
Born outside the US42.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home62.7%
White (non-Hispanic)35.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)28.9%
Hispanic or Latino22.7%
Veterans1.1%
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$70,033
Income per person$30,015
Poverty rate16.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,400
Mean adjusted gross income$61,064
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k35.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$358,800
Median gross rent$1,391
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied45.4%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house23.5%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units42.6%
5 to 19 units19.3%
20 or more units11.4%
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$374,409as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.7%
Typical asking rent$1,799as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 39.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$374,409$143,051

$143,051 in 2000 to $374,409 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,799$1,161

$1,161 in 2018 to $1,799 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%
High school diploma or higher82.1%
Works from home13.3%
Drives to work alone61.1%
Takes public transport9.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
Health

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

Obesity27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening52.2% 12.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.8% 5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.2% 1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments917
People employed9,838
Annual payroll$376,162,000
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 80.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.9 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 wave97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding70.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.2Very 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$70,033$81,702$78,538
Income per person$30,015$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.8%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$358,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,391$1,227$1,348
Homeownership45.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home13.3%14%13.5%
Born outside the US42.3%14.4%13.9%
Median age36.938.938.7
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 BOTANIC GARDEN, IL US16.9 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 16.3°F2.1 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February36°F / 19.1°F1.98 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March45.8°F / 28.2°F2.26 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April56.8°F / 37.6°F4 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May68.2°F / 47.6°F4.84 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.3°F4.31 in rain
July83.5°F / 63.4°F3.74 in rain
August82°F / 62.3°F4.16 in rain
September75.2°F / 54.7°F3.56 in rain
October62.8°F / 42.7°F3.59 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49°F / 32.5°F2.63 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December37.5°F / 22.3°F2.34 in rain, 5.9 in snow
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 supermarket46% 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%.

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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability14.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

60712 Lincolnwood, IL2 km away
60645 Chicago, IL2.2 km away
60625 Chicago, IL3.2 km away
60646 Chicago, IL3.6 km away
60626 Chicago, IL4.2 km away
60202 Evanston, IL4.4 km away
60660 Chicago, IL4.5 km away
60076 Skokie, IL4.5 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 area2.36 sq mi
Population density17,802 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9972, -87.7166

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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