PlainZIP

Union, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Union, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,694. 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 UNION-IL · Union, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,694 pop · #3072/25278 · McHenry County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $110,070
  • RANK-TOP #3072/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Spring Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,694
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $349,100

Nearest income peer: Spring Grove, IL (+ $6,636 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 Union

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

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,694
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,070
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 $110,070 and home value $349,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 20.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Union as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 60180, is all of Union

There is no split to weigh here: 60180 holds every one of Union's 1,694 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Union's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 2,160 employees , annual payroll $210,907k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60180 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Union, IL

These ZIP codes sit in McHenry County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Union. See the McHenry County roll-up →

Union lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing McHenry County: Crystal Lake, Algonquin and Lake In The Hills earn more and Mchenry, Woodstock and Huntley earn less. Harvard marks the far end of that range at $68,633, 38% below Union.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60180 1,694 $110,070 56 30
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Union 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 Union, .