ZIP 60305 · River Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 60305 (River Forest, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
River Forest, IL · Cook County
uszips 2026
People11,992
Median age40.0
Household income$146,786
Home value$666,232
Median rent$1,554/mo
Poverty2.7%
College degree+72.9%
Commute33 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
- 1,869 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,460
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
58.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $60,938.
Education (adults 25+)
38.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.7%
- Never married
- 34.9%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 53.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.7%
- Rent burden
- 44.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 21.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 54.2%
- Veterans
- 3.1%
- With a disability
- 7.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 3.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.