PlainZIP

Cary, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cary, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,872. 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 CARY-IL · Cary, IL 1 ZIPs · 26,872 pop · #2138/25278 · McHenry County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $120,604
  • RANK-TOP #2138/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fox River Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,872
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $314,400

Nearest income peer: Fox River Grove, IL ( $1,428 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 Cary

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cary 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, Cary, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,872
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$120,604
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $120,604 and home value $314,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 44.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Troy is the closest lower-income city and Mokena the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cary.

Population concentration

Cary's single ZIP 60013 carries the town

Cary is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 60013 is the entire residential footprint (26,872 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cary's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 577 establishments, 5,864 employees , annual payroll $380,895k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60013 (577 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (85) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Cary, IL

These ZIP codes sit in McHenry County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cary. See the McHenry County roll-up →

Cary sits in the upper half of McHenry County on income: Mchenry, Woodstock and Lake In The Hills report less, while Crystal Lake and Algonquin report more. Harvard marks the far end of that range at $68,633, 43% below Cary.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60013 26,872 $120,604 577 711
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Cary 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 Cary, .