PlainZIP

Chicago, IL

Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Chicago, IL: 56 delivery areas, combined population 2,680,484. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHICAGO-IL · Chicago, IL 56 ZIPs · 2,680,484 pop · #7836/25278 · Cook County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MEGA · OWN-LOW · POP-MEGA · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,558
  • RANK-UPPER #7836/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oak Lawn
  • BOOK-MEGA 56 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 47% owners
  • POP-MEGA 2,680,484
  • SPREAD-SPLIT 60621→60654
  • HOME-MID $371,532

Nearest income peer: Oak Lawn, IL ( $647 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

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chicago 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, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a megacity-scale population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,680,484
city population (Census)
56
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,558
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.

Above-median income across a wide ZIP mosaic (56 codes): average household income $84,558 and home value $371,532 hide neighborhood splits. Poverty averages 15.9%, but the rate can concentrate in a minority of ZIPs. Sort the table by population first, then open the largest ZIP and one thin-edge ZIP.

Chicago sits in the lower half of Cook County on income: Des Plaines, Arlington Heights and Evanston report more, Cicero, Berwyn and Chicago Heights report less. Evanston marks the far end of that range at $119,919, 42% above Chicago.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Chicago differ

Chicago's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $31,905 in ZIP 60621 to $147,357 in ZIP 60654, while home values span $153,500 in 60621 to $720,400 in 60614. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
4.6×

60621 to 60654

Home-value high-to-low ratio
4.7×

60621 to 60614

Poverty-rate spread
29.2 points

60606 to 60624

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Chicago residents fan out across many ZIPs

Population is spread across 56 codes in Chicago. The densest, 60629, still represents only about 4% of the 2,680,484 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-density employers across Chicago's ZIP mosaic

Citywide ZBP: 62,845 establishments, 1,383,762 employees , annual payroll $134,476,117k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 56 of 56 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60606 (3,257 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (10,591) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chicago, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 56 of them fall in Chicago. See the Cook County roll-up →

Chicago sits in the lower half of Cook County on income: Des Plaines, Arlington Heights and Evanston report more, Cicero, Berwyn and Chicago Heights report less. Evanston marks the far end of that range at $119,919, 42% above Chicago.

Side-by-side: Compare 60629 vs 60623 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60629 113,916 $60,826 981 6,466
60623 92,108 $51,878 819 6,621
60618 92,084 $106,384 2,133 7,115
60632 91,326 $64,809 1,295 4,744
60639 90,407 $61,089 1,214 7,157
60647 87,291 $107,060 2,060 8,385
60617 84,155 $51,778 768 2,346
60608 82,739 $73,366 1,480 5,069
60625 78,651 $85,703 1,289 7,838
60634 74,298 $88,533 1,525 4,033
60620 72,216 $48,146 546 3,936
60628 72,202 $54,644 511 2,553
60641 71,663 $83,758 1,350 6,846
60614 66,617 $136,448 2,213 8,245
60657 65,996 $110,939 1,887 11,208
60640 65,790 $73,254 1,545 10,531
60609 64,906 $58,896 1,034 3,237
60651 64,267 $54,409 583 7,099
60619 63,825 $45,206 565 4,093
60638 55,026 $91,070 1,256 1,913
60630 54,093 $98,860 1,153 4,374
60622 52,548 $136,277 1,956 8,213
60626 50,139 $59,713 555 11,355
60643 49,952 $80,852 689 2,625
60637 49,503 $43,609 450 4,220
60644 48,648 $40,950 393 5,361
60616 48,433 $73,819 1,347 4,677
60613 48,281 $95,572 1,278 8,573
60649 46,650 $44,175 351 6,149
60645 45,274 $76,045 565 7,743
60660 42,752 $67,479 678 12,797
60652 40,959 $80,020 467 3,154
60636 40,916 $38,807 312 4,038
60615 40,603 $63,876 651 7,086
60624 38,105 $34,030 354 4,162
60659 38,104 $68,704 923 7,256
60610 37,726 $105,226 1,465 12,586
60621 35,912 $31,905 208 3,719
60612 33,472 $60,922 1,074 3,447
60653 29,908 $40,666 343 4,951
60611 28,718 $125,675 2,784 13,562
60631 28,641 $115,000 970 2,972
60655 28,550 $114,723 306 2,503
60656 27,613 $95,766 635 3,262
60646 27,177 $112,525 802 2,295
60605 24,668 $123,922 1,087 7,648
60607 23,897 $127,732 2,127 4,031
60642 18,480 $143,175 999 4,316
60654 14,875 $147,357 2,224 10,155
60633 12,927 $62,458 148 485
60601 11,110 $121,458 2,224 11,892
60661 7,792 $125,741 1,083 10,121
60606 2,308 $128,609 3,257 4,051
60602 1,204 $126,202 1,586 5,340
60604 570 $81,658 984 2,377
60603 493 $133,545 1,363 1,314
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