PlainZIP

Crete, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crete, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,547. 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 CRETE-IL · Crete, IL 1 ZIPs · 15,547 pop · #5928/25278 · Will County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $91,952
  • RANK-UPPER #5928/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Lockport
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,547
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $243,100

Nearest income peer: Lockport, IL (+ $11,422 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 Crete

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crete 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, Crete, IL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,547
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,952
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 $91,952 and home value $243,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 30.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 60417, is all of Crete

There is no split to weigh here: 60417 holds every one of Crete's 15,547 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Crete's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 270 establishments, 3,244 employees , annual payroll $179,832k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60417 (270 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (54) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Crete, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Will County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Crete. See the Will County roll-up →

Crete sits in the lower half of Will County on income: Aurora, Naperville and Plainfield report more, Joliet and Crest Hill report less. Naperville marks the far end of that range at $181,382, 97% above Crete.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60417 15,547 $91,952 270 154
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Crete 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 Crete, .