ZIP 60642 · Chicago
Who lives in ZIP code 60642 (Chicago, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chicago, IL · Cook County
uszips 2026
People21,789
Median age33.1
Household income$143,175
Home value$589,429
Median rent$2,243/mo
Poverty8.9%
College degree+77.4%
Commute27 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
- 5,045 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,765
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
7.0% are 65 or older; 91.8% are adults.
Household income
63.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $87,180.
Education (adults 25+)
43.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.9%
- Never married
- 59.7%
- Divorced
- 7.1%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 66.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 33.7%
- Rent burden
- 24.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 84.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.0%
- Veterans
- 1.2%
- With a disability
- 4.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.