PlainZIP

Wilmette, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wilmette, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,020. 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 WILMETTE-IL · Wilmette, IL 1 ZIPs · 27,020 pop · #311/25278 · Cook County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $189,909
  • RANK-TOP #311/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Evanston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,020
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $807,200

Nearest income peer: Evanston, IL ( $69,990 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 Wilmette

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wilmette 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, Wilmette, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,020
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$189,909
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 $189,909 and home value $807,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 83.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Edwards is the closest lower-income city and Western Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wilmette.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 60091, is all of Wilmette

There is no split to weigh here: 60091 holds every one of Wilmette's 27,020 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 Wilmette's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 796 establishments, 5,627 employees , annual payroll $330,607k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60091 (796 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (173) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wilmette, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Cook County, which covers 163 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wilmette. See the Cook County roll-up →

No other city sharing Cook County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wilmette. 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, 67% below Wilmette.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60091 27,020 $189,909 796 1,950
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Wilmette 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 Wilmette, .