River Forest, IL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for River Forest, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,172. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet RIVER-FOREST-IL · River Forest, IL 1 ZIPs · 11,172 pop · #944/25278 · Cook County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-TOP $146,786
- RANK-TOP #944/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Evanston
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-TOWN 11,172
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $687,300
Nearest income peer: Evanston, IL ( $26,867 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 River Forest
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest River Forest on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Chicago Height · lowest
Chicago Height · lowest
$62,073 median HH income
- Orland Park · near
Orland Park · near
$105,669 median HH income
- Tinley Park · near
Tinley Park · near
$113,360 median HH income
- Arlington Heig · near
Arlington Heig · near
$114,361 median HH income
- Evanston · near
Evanston · near
$119,919 median HH income
- River Forest · this city · highest
River Forest · this city · highest
$146,786 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, River Forest, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 4%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 11,172
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $146,786
- 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 $146,786 and home value $687,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 72.9%.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Illinois, Northbrook is the closest lower-income city and Elmhurst the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for River Forest.
Population concentration
River Forest's single ZIP 60305 carries the town
River Forest is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 60305 is the entire residential footprint (11,172 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into River Forest's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 307 establishments, 4,595 employees , annual payroll $165,718k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60305 (307 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (67) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in River Forest, IL
These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in River Forest. See the Cook County roll-up →
No other city sharing Cook County reports a higher average ZIP median income than River Forest. Chicago, Des Plaines and Cicero sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Chicago Heights marks the far end of that range at $62,073, 58% below River Forest.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60305 | 11,172 | $146,786 | 307 | 1,742 |
River Forest 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 River Forest, .