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60605 Zip Code (Chicago, IL) Detailed Profile




City: Chicago, IL (89.55%)
County: Cook County, IL
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 33,841
Zip code population in 2010: 24,668
Zip code population in 2000: 12,423

Houses and condos: 20,668
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,834
% of renters here:

57%
State:

33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 60605: 105.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 27,174 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.6% ($8,204)
Illinois:

2.0% ($4,912)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $8,209 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,080 (1.6%)

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Males: 16,644  (49.2%)
Females: 17,196  (50.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 60605:

  • High school or higher: 98.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 46.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 60605:

  • Never married: 54.4%
  • Now married: 35.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

Zip code 60605 compared to state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 60605 (2022)
    • 18,50254.7%White
    • 5,35915.8%Asian
    • 5,09915.1%Black
    • 3,2199.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,3554.0%Two or more races
    • 2440.7%Some other race
    • 610.2%American Indian
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $505,094
60605:

$505,094
Illinois:

$251,600



According to our research of Illinois and other state lists, there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 60605 zip code as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 60605 is 2,700 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

33.2 years
Illinois median age:

39.1 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

1.6 people
Illinois:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 60605, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $148,117 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$148,117
State:

$82,626

Salary/wage: $119,256 (reported on 87.7% of returns)
Here:

$119,256
State:

$66,640
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1098.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3842.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7155.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10379.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19399.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 91099.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,094 (reported on 40.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,094
Illinois:

$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.7% for AGIs below $25k, 35.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 29.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1063.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,958 (reported on 38.4% of returns)
Here:

$7,958
State:

$9,061
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 121.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 310.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4142.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$39,633 (reported on 36.4% of returns)
Here:

+$39,633
State:

+$31,684
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.5% for AGIs below $25k, 109.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 155.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 508.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 24513.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$23,899 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:

+$23,899
State:

+$12,175
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.9% for AGIs below $25k, 133.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 171.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 544.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4363.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $32,123 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
60605:

$32,123
Illinois:

$21,613
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 113.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 188.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 396.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1877.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $30,967 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
60605:

$30,967
Illinois:

$30,962
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 801.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,440 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:

$31,440
State:

$34,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.3% for AGIs below $25k, 215.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 300.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 514.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1147.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6173.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $11,314 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:

$11,314
State:

$13,122
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 23.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 214.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2517.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,069 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
60605:

$9,069
State:

$8,563
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 107.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 202.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 427.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1344.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $997 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:

$997
State:

$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.0% for AGIs below $25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.6%
Here:

94%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 91.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 60605, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $117,298 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$117,298
State:

$68,058

Salary/wage: $103,524 (reported on 88.7% of returns)
Here:

$103,524
State:

$55,396
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.8% for AGIs below $25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 68.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,527 (reported on 45.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,527
Illinois:

$1,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,203 (reported on 33.9% of returns)
Here:

$7,203
State:

$7,786
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$29,009 (reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:

+$29,009
State:

+$22,183
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,583 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:

+$19,583
State:

+$12,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $27,209 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
60605:

$27,209
Illinois:

$17,929
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $22,300 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
60605:

$22,300
Illinois:

$24,666
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,693 (16% of AGI, reported on 50.7% of returns)
Here:

$29,693
State:

$26,433

Here:

16.3% of AGI
State:

19.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,029 (reported on 41.0% of returns)
Here:

$5,029
State:

$4,525
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $13,476 (reported on 50.6% of returns)
60605:

$13,476
State:

$11,968
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $960 (reported on 4.4% of returns)
Here:

$960
State:

$2,349
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.7%
Here:

47%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 40.7% for AGIs below $25k, 40.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 69.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 60605, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $93,888 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$93,888
State:

$54,625

Salary/wage: $79,390 (reported on 88.2% of returns)
Here:

$79,390
State:

$46,811
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13692.7% for AGIs below $10k, 74.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,842 (reported on 58.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,842
Illinois:

$2,101
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 648.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,384 (reported on 38.3% of returns)
Here:

$4,384
State:

$4,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 736.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$30,645 (reported on 32.7% of returns)
Here:

+$30,645
State:

+$17,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1465.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,018 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:

+$18,018
State:

+$11,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1119.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,938 (reported on 2.8% of returns)
60605:

$2,938
Illinois:

$3,087
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $18,545 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:

$18,545
Illinois:

$16,965
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,206 (17% of AGI, reported on 55.6% of returns)
Here:

$23,206
State:

$20,239

Here:

16.6% of AGI
State:

19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2002.4% for AGIs below $10k, 15.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,213 (3% of AGI, reported on 48.6% of returns)
Here:

$4,213
State:

$3,719

Here:

2.8% of AGI
State:

3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $19,150 (reported on 87.8% of returns)
60605:

$19,150
State:

$9,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 324.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $953 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
Here:

$953
State:

$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.0%
Here:

52%
State:

61%
(% for various income ranges: 46.5% for AGIs below $10k, 46.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$113,901
Illinois:

$76,708
Chicago, IL (60605) map Nearest zip codes: 60603, 60604, 60601, 60602, 60616, 60606.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

23.7%
Illinois:

44.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

6.4%
Illinois:

45.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,092
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 17,840


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 409 (407 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 11,116 (2,544 now married, 8,639 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 60605 with a mortgage: 5,833 (638 second mortgage, 491 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $3,173
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $1,480

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

9.8%
Whole state:

11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

3.0%
Whole state:

5.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

4.1
State:

6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

2.7
State:

4.1
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 60605: Congress Plaza (A), LaSalle Street Station (B), Eagle Fountain (C), Columbus Memorial (D), Hutchinson Field (E), Dearborn Station (F), Pasteur Monument (G), Burnham Point Yacht Club (H), Printing House Row (I), Soldier Field (J), Burnham Park Yacht Club (K), Merle Reskin Theatre (L), Natural History Museum (M), Terminals Building (N), Thirty-three East Congress Building (O), Thom Building (P), Traders Building (Q), Adler Planetarium (R), Blackstone Theatre (S), Brock and Rankin Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 60605 include: Christ Temple United Pentecostal Church (A), Garden Mission (B), Grace Episcopal Chapel (C), Old Saint Marys Paulist Church (D), First Church of Christ Scientist (E), Gospel Way Bible Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 60605 include: Lincoln Memorial (1), Northerly Island Park (2), Logan Monument (3), Buckingham Fountain (4), Dearborn Park (5), Northerly Island Park (6), Roosevelt Park (7), Park 479 (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Beach: Twelfth Street Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Big Time Tours & Events (Tours & Charters; 828 South Wabash Avenue).

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 1332020 or later
  • 4,7512010 to 2019
  • 8,1852000 to 2009
  • 1,4431990 to 1999
  • 1,3811980 to 1989
  • 1,4441970 to 1979
  • 4981960 to 1969
  • 1361950 to 1959
  • 621940 to 1949
  • 3,4531939 or earlier

Zip code 60605 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicago, IL (60605)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chicago, IL (60605)
  • 194no bedroom
  • 2,2581 bedroom
  • 3,5482 bedrooms
  • 1,9133 bedrooms
  • 1794 bedrooms
  • 2495+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, IL (60605)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chicago, IL (60605)
  • 2,442no bedroom
  • 4,9891 bedroom
  • 3,3732 bedrooms
  • 3493 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago, IL (60605) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago, IL (60605) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,725no vehicle
  • 5,4381 vehicle
  • 1,0302 vehicles
  • 2993 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago, IL (60605) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chicago, IL (60605) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,021no vehicle
  • 4,5831 vehicle
  • 4592 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 60605 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 60605 household income distribution in 2022
  • 1,435Less than $10,000
  • 189$10,000 to $14,999
  • 404$15,000 to $19,999
  • 387$20,000 to $24,999
  • 388$25,000 to $29,999
  • 87$30,000 to $34,999
  • 286$35,000 to $39,999
  • 195$40,000 to $44,999
  • 574$45,000 to $49,999
  • 534$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,343$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,172$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,231$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,877$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,752$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,097$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 60605

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 60605
  • 18Less than $10,000
  • 23$40,000 to $49,999
  • 19$90,000 to $99,999
  • 32$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7$125,000 to $149,999
  • 37$150,000 to $174,999
  • 9$175,000 to $199,999
  • 229$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,268$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,409$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,593$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,097$500,000 to $749,999
  • 589$750,000 to $999,999
  • 698$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 297$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 214$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 60605

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 60605
  • 30$100 to $149
  • 117$250 to $299
  • 47$300 to $349
  • 22$350 to $399
  • 27$450 to $499
  • 271$500 to $549
  • 193$700 to $749
  • 114$750 to $799
  • 97$800 to $899
  • 19$900 to $999
  • 427$1,000 to $1,249
  • 355$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,720$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,674$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,711$2,500 to $2,999
  • 857$3,000 to $3,499
  • 650$3,500 or more
  • 119No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,312.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $189,540.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $819,405
  • Black or African American householders: $806,137
  • Asian householders: $440,584
  • Some other race householders: $428,918
  • Two or more races householders: $1,169,860
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $471,924

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $505,094
60605:

$505,094
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $351,343 - $741,746

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $828,064
Here:

$828,064
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $780,292
Here:

$780,292
State:

$286,230

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $564,518
Here:

$564,518
State:

$318,887
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 60605
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 553
  • One, attached: 1,226
  • Two: 101
  • 3 or 4: 105
  • 5 to 9: 339
  • 10 to 19: 86
  • 20 to 49: 1,607
  • 50 or more: 17,085
  • Mobile homes: 38

Unemployment: 5.4%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 60605

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 60605
  • 28.5%6,061Drove a car alone
  • 3.6%766Carpooled
  • 8.7%1,850Bus or trolley bus
  • 9.1%1,941Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.7%146Subway or elevated
  • 0.1%11Railroad
  • 0.6%118Taxi
  • 1.2%255Bicycle
  • 13.5%2,880Walked
  • 3.0%637Other means
  • 33.6%7,168Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 60605

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 60605
  • 262Less than 5 minutes
  • 6605 to 9 minutes
  • 1,02610 to 14 minutes
  • 3,05915 to 19 minutes
  • 3,03020 to 24 minutes
  • 1,03725 to 29 minutes
  • 2,66430 to 34 minutes
  • 42035 to 39 minutes
  • 71440 to 44 minutes
  • 56345 to 59 minutes
  • 1,19660 to 89 minutes
  • 51490 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 60605:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,841
  • Male householders: 9,642 (5,191 living alone), Female householders: 9,499 (5,686 living alone)
  • 4,958 spouses (4,771 opposite-sex spouses), 2,406 unmarried partners, (2,335 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,042 children (2,947 natural, 0 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 454 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 foster children, 200 other relatives, 982 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,012 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,468 2-persons, 1,553 3-persons, 583 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 9 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 10,886 1-person, 2,530 2-persons, 294 3-persons

2,216 married couples with children.
542 single-parent households (45 men, 497 women).

74.2% of residents of 60605 zip code speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% very well, 10% well, 3% not well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% very well, 6% well, 2% not well).
7.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% very well, 19% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (90% very well, 10% well).

Foreign born population: 7,327 (21.7%)
(50.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

21.7%
Whole state:

14.4%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 16%Bhutan
  • 6%Honduras
  • 4%Sweden
  • 4%Thailand
  • 3%Costa Rica
  • 3%Malaysia
  • 2%Egypt
Most common first ancestries reported in 60605
  • 6%German
  • 4%Irish
  • 4%Polish
  • 4%Italian
  • 3%English
  • 3%American
  • 2%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3,3372010 or later
  • 1,9892000 to 2009
  • 1,2691990 to 1999
  • 1,445Before 1990
There are 157 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 60605.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • CHICAGO HILTON AND TOWERS (720 S MICHIGAN AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-05-2004-0702, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: HOTELS AND MOTELS
    Organizations: HILTON HOTELS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • CHICAGO PARK DIST (425 E MCFETRIDGE DR in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2001-0527, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Alternative names: CHICAGO PARK DIST ADMIN BLDG
  • AT&T CORP (85 W CONGRESS in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
    Organizations: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AT&T CORP/CHGHILCG-PONS, AT AND T LONG LINES CHICAGO
  • RIDER DICKERSON INC (626 S CLARK ST in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM,
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PRINTING, LITHOGRAPHIC
  • LIBERTY PHOTO ENGRAVING CO (1112 SOUTH WABASH AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: PLATEMAKING AND RELATED SERVICES
  • REINHARDT LASHORE PRESS INC (1104 S WABASH AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: REINHARDT LA SHORE (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: REINHARDT LA SHORE PRESS INC
  • ADLER PLANETARIUM (1300 S LAKE SHORE DR in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
  • AGFA DIVISION MILES INC (720 S MICHIGAN in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: CHICAGO HILTON AND TOWERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AMERITECH (520 S FEDERAL in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
    Alternative names: AMERITECH- WABASH CENTRAL OFFICE
  • PALMER PRINTING INC (739 S CLARK ST in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PRINTING
  • CHICAGO DEPT OF AVIATION-MEIGS (15TH STREET AT LAKE MICHIGAN in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Organizations: CHICAGO DEPT. OF AVIATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CHICAGO DEParTment OF AVIATION MEIGS field, MEIGS FIELD?MERRILL C., MEIGS, MERRILL C. FIELD
  • SAFEGUARD SELF STORAGE INC (1353 WABASH in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY (425 S WABASH AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
    Alternative names: ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL PLANT

Zip code 60605 marital status for males
Zip code 60605 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 51.1%Utility gas
  • 46.1%Electricity
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Population in 1990: 7,709. Population change in the 1990s: +4,714 (+61.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 13,822
  • Northeast: 2,220
  • Midwest: 5,726
  • South: 3,083
  • West: 1,322

35% of the 60605 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

73% of the 60605 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Chicago, IL (60605)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 597
Here:

41.3%
Illinois:

13.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
Here:

4.9%
Illinois:

9.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,527
Here:

75.1%
Illinois:

27.4%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 237,779Health technologists and technicians
  • 126,490Legal occupations
  • 112,761Management occupations
  • 112,550Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 107,396Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 101,476Business and financial operations occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHICAGO, IL):

  • HILTON HOTEL (720 S MICHIGAN AVE) : $208,219 in 18 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Lodging - Hotel/Motel, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Conference Space and Facilities, Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services) by Department of Veterans Affairs, EPA, Department of State, Army, and others
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $16,533; 2003: $99,000; 2004: $54,655; 2005: $18,038; 2006: $19,993.

    Biggest contracts:
    $99,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
    $18,750 with EPA for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Conference Space and Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-25. Completion date: 2004-12-02.
    $17,113 with Department of State for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2006-04-19. Completion date: 2006-04-20.
    $10,772 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2002-04-23. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
  • ENVIROCOM INCORPORATED (801 SOUTH PLYMOUTH COURT S; small business)
    $21,140 with Army for Public Relations Services(includes writing services, event planning and management, media relations, radio and television analysis, and press services). Signed on 2004-07-14. Completion date: 2004-07-30.
  • H. M. wITT & CO. (626 S. CLARK; small business) : $4,660 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
    $2,850 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2004-01-22. Completion date: 2004-02-22.
    $1,810, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE, (CHICAGO) IN (600 S MICHIGAN AVE)
    $4,090 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2006-05-24. Completion date: 2006-01-01.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 2 establishments, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 3 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (over 1000: 1, 50-99: 5, 20-49: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (over 1000: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Securities Brokerage (100-249: 4, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 18)
  • Finance and Insurance: Securities and Commodity Exchanges (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commodity Contracts Brokerage (500-999: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
  • Finance and Insurance: Investment Banking and Securities Dealing (100-249: 2, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 11, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 35)
  • Educational Services: Junior Colleges (500-999: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 9)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 2,925 people in college/university student housing
  • 609 people in federal detention centers

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 698 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 663 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 473 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 4 people in other group homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 24 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED206$269,9661,262$301,2072,323$284,37819$153,7585$8,618,532869$289,4383$466,280
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED16$285,399146$293,300235$289,4233$236,8330$091$282,9821$228,610
APPLICATIONS DENIED72$267,503465$314,184752$301,08223$95,1222$5,524,995352$290,3390$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN30$247,039202$331,902402$284,0488$136,0802$2,021,680161$296,2290$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS10$266,89358$312,563151$272,9301$33,1800$045$266,0560$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 22 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED201$296,90765$294,28023$314,153
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED76$289,44531$277,65718$277,772
APPLICATIONS DENIED39$301,60230$280,5983$322,447
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN23$314,06712$312,4693$264,600
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS13$346,9062$339,8751$594,390
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 60605
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 60605 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 76. The highest number of fires - 182 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 60605 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (64.9%), and Outside Fires (15.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 60605
    • 84164.9%Structure Fires
    • 20115.5%Outside Fires
    • 13510.4%Other
    • 1199.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 60605, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 60605 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John11370.8 years
William8773.3 years
James7065.0 years
Joseph5974.0 years
Mary5375.1 years
George4772.8 years
Robert4661.2 years
Edward4572.8 years
Charles4468.7 years
Frank4173.3 years
Most common last names in zip code 60605 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson3572.9 years
Williams3370.1 years
Smith2866.6 years
Harris1766.1 years
Brown1662.0 years
Jackson1669.4 years
Davis1567.5 years
Jones1571.3 years
Thomas1477.7 years
Lee1373.2 years
Businesses in zip code 60605
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2H&R Block1
Ace Hardware1Hilton1
Baskin-Robbins2Jewel-Osco1
Best Western1KFC1
Budget Car Rental1McDonald's1
CVS1Nike2
Caribou Coffee1Panera Bread1
DHL1Starbucks4
Dairy Queen1Subway6
Domino's Pizza1Target1
Dunkin Donuts7Trader Joe's1
FedEx6UPS8
Firestone Complete Auto Care1
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