PlainZIP

Calumet City, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Calumet City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,186. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CALUMET-CITY-IL · Calumet City, IL 1 ZIPs · 37,186 pop · #19864/25278 · Cook County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,369
  • RANK-LOWER #19864/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Chicago Heights
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,186
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $145,200

Nearest income peer: Chicago Heights, IL (+ $6,704 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Calumet City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Calumet City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Calumet City, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,186
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,369
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,369 average) · poverty 23.4%. The primary code (60409) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,177 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Carmi is the closest lower-income city and Carbondale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Calumet City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 60409, is all of Calumet City

There is no split to weigh here: 60409 holds every one of Calumet City's 37,186 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Calumet City

Citywide ZBP: 444 establishments, 7,660 employees , annual payroll $245,258k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60409 (444 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (121) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Calumet City, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Calumet City. See the Cook County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Cook County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Calumet City, Chicago, Des Plaines and Cicero among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Evanston marks the far end of that range at $119,919, 117% above Calumet City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60409 37,186 $55,369 444 1,929
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Calumet City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Calumet City, .