PlainZIP

Downers Grove, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Downers Grove, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 56,587. 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 DOWNERS-GROVE-IL · Downers Grove, IL 2 ZIPs · 56,587 pop · #2245/25278 · DuPage County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $119,339
  • RANK-TOP #2245/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Wheaton
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 56,587
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 60516→60515
  • HOME-HIGH $451,150

Nearest income peer: Wheaton, IL (+ $4,985 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 Downers Grove

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Downers Grove 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, Downers Grove, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
56,587
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$119,339
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $119,339 and home value $451,150 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 57.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Downers Grove as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Fox River Grove is the closest lower-income city and Oswego the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Downers Grove.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Downers Grove differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Downers Grove: $115,480 in ZIP 60516 to $123,197 in 60515. 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
1.1×

60516 to 60515

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

60516 to 60515

Poverty-rate spread
0.8 points

60516 to 60515

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 60516 skews compact Downers Grove

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 60516 covers about 51% of Downers Grove's 56,587 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 Downers Grove

Citywide ZBP: 2,417 establishments, 56,140 employees , annual payroll $4,978,492k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60515 (1,849 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (353) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Downers Grove, IL

These ZIP codes sit in DuPage County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Downers Grove. See the DuPage County roll-up →

Downers Grove lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing DuPage County: Aurora, Naperville and Wheaton earn more and Lombard, Carol Stream and Addison earn less. Glendale Heights marks the far end of that range at $86,372, 28% below Downers Grove.

Side-by-side: Compare 60516 vs 60515 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60516 29,084 $115,480 568 1,422
60515 27,503 $123,197 1,849 942
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Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove, .