ZIP 60040 · Highwood
Who lives in ZIP code 60040 (Highwood, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Highwood, IL · Lake County
uszips 2026
People5,301
Median age41.0
Household income$107,875
Home value$414,864
Median rent$1,900/mo
Poverty16.0%
College degree+39.1%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,674 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,025
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.5% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
55.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,702.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
36.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.0%
- Never married
- 33.4%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 47.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.1%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.7%
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.7%
- Limited English
- 9.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.