ZIP 60421 · Elwood
Who lives in ZIP code 60421 (Elwood, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elwood, IL · Will County
uszips 2026
People3,649
Median age47.3
Household income$103,083
Home value$267,234
Median rent$1,188/mo
Poverty5.1%
College degree+20.8%
Commute30 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
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,492
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
52.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,953.
Education (adults 25+)
56.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.4%
- Never married
- 23.9%
- Divorced
- 9.0%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 58.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.5%
- Rent burden
- 32.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.6%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.