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Melrose Park, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melrose Park, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 47,480. 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 MELROSE-PARK-IL · Melrose Park, IL 2 ZIPs · 47,480 pop · #11669/25278 · Cook County

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

  • INC-MID $73,726
  • RANK-MID #11669/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Cicero
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 47,480
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 60160→60164
  • HOME-MID $267,050

Nearest income peer: Cicero, IL ( $2,884 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 Melrose Park

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

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
47,480
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,726
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 60160 (25,432 residents). Household income $73,726 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melrose Park as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Posen is the closest lower-income city and Hutsonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melrose Park.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Melrose Park differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Melrose Park: $66,189 in ZIP 60160 to $81,263 in 60164. 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
1.2×

60160 to 60164

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

60164 to 60160

Poverty-rate spread
2.9 points

60164 to 60160

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 60160 skews compact Melrose Park

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 60160 covers about 54% of Melrose Park's 47,480 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 Melrose Park

Citywide ZBP: 1,180 establishments, 26,506 employees , annual payroll $1,552,771k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60160 (732 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (171) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Melrose Park, IL

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

Melrose Park sits in the lower half of Cook County on income: Chicago, Des Plaines and Arlington Heights report more, Cicero and Chicago Heights report less. Evanston marks the far end of that range at $119,919, 63% above Melrose Park.

Side-by-side: Compare 60160 vs 60164 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60160 25,432 $66,189 732 2,208
60164 22,048 $81,263 448 1,796
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Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park, .