ZIP 60406 · Blue Island
Who lives in ZIP code 60406 (Blue Island, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blue Island, IL · Cook County
uszips 2026
People23,327
Median age37.3
Household income$56,557
Home value$176,044
Median rent$1,084/mo
Poverty18.5%
College degree+19.7%
Commute29 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
- 1,677 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,057
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
22.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,465.
Education (adults 25+)
30.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
47.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.9%
- Never married
- 46.9%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.44
- Dual-income families
- 57.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.9%
- Rent burden
- 36.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 14.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.7%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.4%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.