60656 Zip Code Profile

60656 is a densely populated, upscale urban zip code in Chicago, Illinois. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. At $288,800 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

The average family income here is $69,249/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 60656 is $58,656.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 60656 earn an average of $41,980/year. Women earn only $28,531/year.

13,337 people in 60656 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 60656? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 60656 is 30.7 minutes!

The median age here is 40. There are 13,534 men and 14,079 women. The median age for men is 39 while for women the median age is 42.

To give you a sense of the community, 15,123 people (out of the 27,613 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 11,953 homes, and 346 businesses every day. 238 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

60656 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 42 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Andorra la Vella, Andorra!) and -88 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 650 feet above sea levell.

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• Demographics

• Total Population: 27,613
• White Population: 24,182
• Black Population: 573
• Hispanic Population: 3,019
• Asian Population: 2,196
• Hawaiian Population: 39
• Indian Population: 128
• Male Population: 13,534
• Female Population: 14,079
• Median Age: 40
• Median Age of Males: 39
• Median Age of Females: 42

• Geography

• Region: Midwest
• Division: East North Central
• State: Illinois
• CSA Name: Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI
• County: Cook
• City: Chicago
• Longitude: -87.8
• Latitude: 42.0
• Elevation: 651 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 312/708/773

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 13,131
• Drive alone: 10,039
• Carpool: 1,029
• Public transit: 1,762
• Ride bikes or walk: 238


• Average commute time: 30.7 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 171
•    5 - 9: 690
•    10 - 14: 1,319
•    15 - 19: 1,561
•    20 - 24: 1,774
•    25 - 29: 898
•    30 - 34: 2,047
•    35 - 39: 551
•    40 - 44: 914
•    45 - 59: 1,652
•    60 - 89: 1,356
•    90 plus: 198

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $288,800
• Average Annual Household Income: $55,703
• Businesses: 543
• Employees: 6,211
• Annual Payroll: $219,613,000
• Average Family Income: $69,249
• Median Family Income: $47,512
• Average Income for Men: $41,980
• Average Income for Women: $28,531

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 05, 09
• Congressional District Land Area: 56.0, 75.0
• Sr Senator: Mark Kirk (R)
• Jr Senator: Richard J. Durbin (D)
• US House Representative: Mike Quigley (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 031
• State FIPS Code: 17

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Primary Schools

Beard Elementary

6445 W Strong St

Chicago, IL 60656

(773) 534-1230

Dirksen Elementary

8601 W Foster Ave

Chicago, IL 60656

(773) 534-1090

Garvy, J Elementary

5225 N Oak Park Ave

Chicago, IL 60656

(773) 534-1185

Oriole Park Elementary

5424 N Oketo Ave

Chicago, IL 60656

(773) 534-1201