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Chicago Heights, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chicago Heights, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 58,136. 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 CHICAGO-HEIGHTS-IL · Chicago Heights, IL 1 ZIPs · 58,136 pop · #16824/25278 · Cook County

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

  • INC-MID $62,073
  • RANK-LOWER #16824/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cicero
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-SMALL 58,136
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,800

Nearest income peer: Cicero, IL (+ $8,769 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 Chicago Heights

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
58,136
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,073
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,073 and poverty 22.1% concentrate in 60411.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chicago Heights as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Lincoln is the closest lower-income city and Olney the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chicago Heights.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 60411, is all of Chicago Heights

There is no split to weigh here: 60411 holds every one of Chicago Heights's 58,136 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 Chicago Heights

Citywide ZBP: 828 establishments, 15,397 employees , annual payroll $883,419k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60411 (828 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (106) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Chicago Heights, IL

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Cook County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chicago Heights, 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, 93% above Chicago Heights.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60411 58,136 $62,073 828 709
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Chicago Heights 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 Chicago Heights, .