Median household income (1999): $67,163
Estimated median household income in 2005: $71,651
| This zip code | $71,651 | | Illinois: | $50,260 |
Nearest zip codes: 60123, 60120, 60184, 60174, 60175, 60134.
Housing units in zip code 60177 with a mortgage: 4,180 (440 second mortgage, 559 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 481
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,391
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 402
- 1995 to 1998: 1,874
- 1990 to 1994: 970
- 1980 to 1989: 614
- 1970 to 1979: 656
- 1960 to 1969: 466
- 1950 to 1959: 407
- 1940 to 1949: 210
- 1939 or earlier: 302
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in South Elgin, IL (60177): |
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- no bedroom: 15
- 1 bedrooms: 49
- 2 bedrooms: 1,335
- 3 bedrooms: 2,468
- 4 bedrooms: 1,086
- 5 or more bedrooms: 188
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 23
- 1 bedrooms: 62
- 2 bedrooms: 446
- 3 bedrooms: 111
- 4 bedrooms: 37
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 60177 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 99
- 1 vehicle: 1,124
- 2 vehicles: 2,905
- 3 vehicles: 779
- 4 vehicles: 212
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 51
- 1 vehicle: 246
- 2 vehicles: 309
- 3 vehicles: 67
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 60177:
- $50,000 to $59,999: 9
- $60,000 to $69,999: 19
- $70,000 to $79,999: 20
- $80,000 to $89,999: 67
- $90,000 to $99,999: 137
- $100,000 to $124,999: 719
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1139
- $150,000 to $174,999: 890
- $175,000 to $199,999: 785
- $200,000 to $249,999: 576
- $250,000 to $299,999: 192
- $300,000 to $399,999: 76
- $400,000 to $499,999: 27
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 60177:
- $250 to $299: 20
- $350 to $399: 44
- $500 to $549: 70
- $550 to $599: 64
- $600 to $649: 96
- $650 to $699: 96
- $700 to $749: 80
- $750 to $799: 33
- $800 to $899: 77
- $900 to $999: 18
- $1,000 to $1,249: 56
- $1,250 to $1,499: 7
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 7
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $226,196
- Black or African American householders: $254,071
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $206,160
- Asian householders: $229,825
- Some other race householders: $212,258
- Two or more races householders: $263,508
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $214,291
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,056
- One, attached: 1,107
- Two: 89
- 3 or 4: 263
- 5 to 9: 277
- 10 to 19: 23
- 20 to 49: 8
- Mobile homes: 69
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,984 (87%)
- Carpooled: 499 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
- Railroad: 211 (2%)
- Bicycle: 26 (0%)
- Walked: 72 (1%)
- Worked at home: 388 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 227
- 5 to 9 minutes: 812
- 10 to 14 minutes: 860
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1112
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1045
- 25 to 29 minutes: 590
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1161
- 35 to 39 minutes: 401
- 40 to 44 minutes: 440
- 45 to 59 minutes: 966
- 60 to 89 minutes: 906
- 90 or more minutes: 292
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 16,505
- In family households: 14,862 (3,861 male householders, 756 female householders)
3,798 spouses, 5,529 children (5,115 natural, 117 adopted, 297 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 330 other relatives, 254 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,643 (573 male householders (439 living alone)), 713 female householders (579 living alone)), 357 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 217 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,622 2-persons, 1,172 3-persons, 1,222 4-persons, 415 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,018 1-person, 218 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 14 4-persons.
4,071 married couples with children.
551 single-parent households (165 men, 386 women).
83.4% of residents of 60177 zip code speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 20% well, 15% not well, 1% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 24% well, 4% not well).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% very well, 22% well, 21% not well, 2% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,510 (8.9%)
(56.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (31%)
- Laos (12%)
- India (6%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Korea (5%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Pakistan (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 265
- 1990 to 1994: 367
- 1985 to 1989: 146
- 1980 to 1984: 225
- 1975 to 1979: 219
- 1970 to 1974: 119
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 159
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3439
- Other groups: 3255
- Italian: 1618
- Irish: 1242
- Polish: 1145
- English: 874
- United States or American: 496
- Swedish: 349
- Norwegian: 305
- French (except Basque): 228
- Czech: 150
- Scottish: 141
- Greek: 134
- Hungarian: 117
- Dutch: 111
- European: 97
- Arab:: 84
- French Canadian: 82
- Scotch-Irish: 68
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 52
- Jamaican: 52
- Danish: 50
- Palestinian: 49
- Russian: 47
- Austrian: 41
- Welsh: 35
- Belgian: 32
- Subsaharan African:: 29
- African: 29
- Swiss: 29
- Ukrainian: 28
- British: 27
- Slovak: 18
- Syrian: 18
- Pennsylvania German: 18
- Serbian: 17
- Jordanian: 17
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 15
- Canadian: 14
- Finnish: 11
- Lithuanian: 9
- Eastern European: 8
- Latvian: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8
- Croatian: 7
- Scandinavian: 7
- Slavic: 7

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HEAD INC (201 N. CENTER ST. in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SCREW MACHINE PRODUCTS; BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS, AND WASHERS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: HEAD INC-SOUTH ELGIN
- CUSTOM ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC (414 WEST DIVISION STREET in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: CUSTOM ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HOFFER PLASTICS CORP (500 N COLLINS ST in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: HOFFER PLASTICS CORPORATION COLLINS SAINT PLANT, HOFFER PLASTICS CORP.-S. ELGIN
- HOFFER PLASTICS CORP (400 CENTER STREET in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Organizations: HOFFER ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MARBLE WORKS (1601 N LAFOX in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PLUMBING FIXTURES
Organizations: WEINMAR INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOM WIENCKOWSKI (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: TOM WIENCKOWSKI
- METAL ENHANCERS (365 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- ANDERSON ANIMAL SHELTER (1000 S LAFOX in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ANIMAL SPECIALTIES
- BLUFF CITY MATERIALS INC (1155 W. MIDDLE ST. in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
- LIZ CLEANERS (341 RANDALL RD in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Alternative names: GEE HUN LEE
- MR BS MARINE (1790 GILPEN in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- NEWMAN OIL CO (365 N WOODBURY in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Alternative names: RICHARD E NEWMAN
- D&B GRAPHICS SERVICE (376 SUNDOWN RD in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ARTHUR J LOOTENS & SONS INC (35 W 460 RT 31 in SOUTH ELGIN, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: WRECKING AND DEMOLITION WORK
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (96%)
- Electricity (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12183
- Northeast: 328
- Midwest: 1505
- South: 777
- West: 309
42% of the 60177 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 9,117. Population change in the 1990s: +7,824 (+85.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 280
| Here: | 15.0% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
| Here: | 7.3% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 147
| Here: | 19.3% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- RED CLOUD FOOD SERVICE, INC (740 SCHNEIDER DRIVE in SOUTH ELGIN, IL; small business): $9,333,169 in 3 contracts in 2005
$4,547,949 with Defense Logistics Agency for Special Dietary Foods and Food Specialty Preparations. Signed on 2005-10-28. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$2,484,820, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,300,400, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-26. Completion date: 2005-09-26.
- KINETIC BEI, LLC (2197 BROOKWOOD DR in SOUTH ELGIN, IL; small business): $769,779 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2006
$358,068 with Army for Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D). Signed on 2004-03-16. Completion date: 2005-08-05.
$311,776, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-06. Completion date: 2005-08-05.
$99,935 with Air Force for Defense Aircraft -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2006-04-03. Completion date: 2007-01-03.
- KINETIC RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (2197 BROOKWOOD DR in SOUTH ELGIN, IL; small business): $117,965 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2002
$68,081 with Army for Other Defense -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2001-05-31. Completion date: 2002-03-27.
$49,884, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2003-01-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 7)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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215 people in nursing homes
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