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Des Plaines, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Des Plaines, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 89,789. 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 DES-PLAINES-IL · Des Plaines, IL 2 ZIPs · 89,789 pop · #6724/25278 · Cook County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $88,573
  • RANK-UPPER #6724/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chicago
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-SMALL 89,789
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 60016→60018
  • HOME-MID $319,250

Nearest income peer: Chicago, IL ( $4,015 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 Des Plaines

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Des Plaines 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, Des Plaines, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
89,789
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,573
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 on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 60016 (59,690 residents). Household income $88,573 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Des Plaines as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Arcola is the closest lower-income city and West Union the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Des Plaines.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Des Plaines differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Des Plaines: $86,571 in ZIP 60016 to $90,574 in 60018. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

60016 to 60018

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

60018 to 60016

Poverty-rate spread
2.1 points

60018 to 60016

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

Lead ZIP 60016 skews compact Des Plaines

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 60016 covers about 66% of Des Plaines's 89,789 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Des Plaines

Citywide ZBP: 3,010 establishments, 65,023 employees , annual payroll $4,947,762k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60018 (1,592 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (373) · also Transportation and warehousing · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Des Plaines, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Des Plaines. See the Cook County roll-up →

Des Plaines lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Cook County: Arlington Heights, Evanston and Palatine earn more and Chicago, Cicero and Berwyn earn less. Evanston marks the far end of that range at $119,919, 35% above Des Plaines.

Side-by-side: Compare 60016 vs 60018 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60016 59,690 $86,571 1,418 2,169
60018 30,099 $90,574 1,592 708
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Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines, .