ZIP 60556 · Waterman
Who lives in ZIP code 60556 (Waterman, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waterman, IL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People2,138
Median age30.0
Household income$100,186
Home value$235,735
Median rent$885/mo
Poverty4.8%
College degree+29.6%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Elgin, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 719
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.9% are 65 or older; 69.7% are adults.
Household income
50.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,917.
Education (adults 25+)
52.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.6%
- Never married
- 29.5%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 2.2%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 61.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.1%
- Rent burden
- 12.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 6.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.3%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 7.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.