60162

The median income of households in 60162 was $72,320. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

An estimated 82.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,865. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

In 2020-2024, 6.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 60162 in 2020-2024, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.6% and public coverage was 32%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.8%.

In 2020-2024, 60162 had a total population of 8,084 - 4,304 (53.2%) females and 3,780 (46.8%) males. The median age was 45.5 years. An estimated 16.5% of the population was under 18 years, 30.1% was 19 to 44 years, 33.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.5 % was 65 years and older.

In 2020-2024, there were 3,170 households in 60162. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.7% of the households in 60162 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.8% of all households.

In 60162, 22.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

In 2020-2024, an estimated 79.9% of the people living in 60162 were U.S. natives. 65.5% of the 60162 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.1% of 60162 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 92 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 60162 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 60162.

Among people at least five years old living in 60162 in 2020-2024, 36.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 31% of people at least five years old; 17.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 60162 were living in the same house one year earlier.

In 2020-2024, 81.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 60162 was 1,762 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 54 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,104. College or graduate school enrollment was 604.

In 60162, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.9% of those 65 and over.

In 60162, 68.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 60162 worked in the following industries:

An estimated 67.2% of 60162 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.1 minutes to get to work.

In 2020-2024, 60162 had a total of 3,170 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

3.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 60162 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 56.5% had three or more bedrooms.

In 2020-2024, 60162 had 3,170 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 0 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.3% while renters occupied 34.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.83 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.8.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 16.9% and another 19.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 60162:

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 60162 was $246,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.1 % had a mortgage. 35.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,015 and for owners without a mortgage it was $766.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 60162 was $1,320. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.