ZIP 60087 · Waukegan
Who lives in ZIP code 60087 (Waukegan, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waukegan, IL · Lake County
uszips 2026
People27,293
Median age37.6
Household income$76,738
Home value$207,723
Median rent$1,356/mo
Poverty11.7%
College degree+19.5%
Commute28 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
- 813 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,192
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.3% are 65 or older; 78.7% are adults.
Household income
34.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,198.
Education (adults 25+)
44.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
53.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.5%
- Never married
- 38.9%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 59.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.9%
- Rent burden
- 28.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.5%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 10.6%
- No health insurance
- 11.4%
- Limited English
- 8.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.