ZIP 60520 vs ZIP 60511

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60520 (Hinckley, IL) and ZIP 60511 (Big Rock, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60520 has a population of 2,886 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 60511 has 1,793 at 23 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 60520 reports a median household income of $98,958 against $158,625 in ZIP 60511, with per-capita income of $41,020 vs $53,563. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 30.5% in 60520 and 25.1% in 60511. Poverty rate reads 8.7% vs 10.8%, and unemployment 13.0% vs 1.9% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $320,500 in 60520 versus $337,800 in 60511, with median rent of $1,340 and $1,653 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.2% vs 93.4%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.