ZIP 60090 · Wheeling
Who lives in ZIP code 60090 (Wheeling, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wheeling, IL · Cook County
uszips 2026
People38,298
Median age39.8
Household income$85,355
Home value$264,836
Median rent$1,663/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+40.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,646 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,100
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
40.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,099.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
28.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.5%
- Never married
- 29.5%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 59.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.5%
- Rent burden
- 28.1%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.6%
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 15.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.