ZIP 60042 · Island Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 60042 (Island Lake, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Island Lake, IL · Lake County
uszips 2026
People8,347
Median age39.4
Household income$99,917
Home value$260,200
Median rent$1,852/mo
Poverty7.7%
College degree+30.1%
Commute32 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
- 706 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,088
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.7% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
50.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,305.
Education (adults 25+)
48.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.4%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 57.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.9%
- Rent burden
- 32.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.5%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 7.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.