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City: Blue Island, IL
Cook County, IL
Zip code population (2000): 25,370
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 24,214
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Houses and condos: 9,683
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,876
% of renters here:  43%
State:  33%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 60406: 103.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 4252 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.2% ($1,520)
Illinois:  2.5% ($2,285)

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Males: 12,440  (49.0%)
Females: 12,930  (51.0%)

Zip code 60406 races chart


100% urban population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $161,256
60406:  $161,256
Illinois:  $208,800


According to our research of public records there were 29 registered sex offenders living in 60406 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  30.7 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.8 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 60406, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,853 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $31,853
State:  $54,625

Salary/wage: $30,957 (reported on 89.6% of returns)
Here:  $30,957
State:  $46,811
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $971 (reported on 28.2% of returns)
This zip code:  $971
Illinois:  $2,101
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,963 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:  $1,963
State:  $4,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,946 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:  +$5,946
State:  +$17,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,900 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:  +$4,900
State:  +$11,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,195 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
60406:  $2,195
Illinois:  $3,087
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,838 (2% of AGI, reported on 29.7% of returns)
Here:  $15,838
State:  $20,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,599 (4.7% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)
Here:  $2,599
Illinois:  $3,719

Here:  4.7% of AGI
State:  3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,599 (reported on 63.2% of returns)
60406:  $3,599
State:  $9,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,915 (reported on 24.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,915
State:  $1,788
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.2%
Here:  63%
State:  61%
(% for various income ranges: 57.5% for AGIs below $10k, 65.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.5% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,361
This zip code:  $41,361
Illinois:  $54,124
Blue Island, IL (60406) map

Nearest zip codes: 60469, 60472, 60655, 60643, 60827, 60426.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  64.9%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 60406 with a mortgage: 2,224 (240 second mortgage, 179 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,192


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,445

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $445

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  15.0%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  4.1


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Churches in zip code 60406 include: Saint Aidan's Episcopal Church (A), Grace Methodist Church (B), Evangelical Community Church (C), Saint Benedict Roman Catholic Church (D), Mother of Sorrows Convent (E), Saint Isidore Roman Catholic Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Beverly Memorial Park Cemetery (1), Oak Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Blue Island Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 17
  • 1995 to 1998: 290
  • 1990 to 1994: 184
  • 1980 to 1989: 513
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,174
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,058
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,579
  • 1940 to 1949: 879
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,907



Zip code 60406 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue Island, IL (60406):
  • no bedroom: 78
  • 1 bedrooms: 401
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,914
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,815
  • 4 bedrooms: 691
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 241


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 184
  • 1 bedrooms: 1,242
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,817
  • 3 bedrooms: 493
  • 4 bedrooms: 126
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14



Vehicles available in 60406 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 507
  • 1 vehicle: 2,031
  • 2 vehicles: 1,823
  • 3 vehicles: 543
  • 4 vehicles: 176
  • 5 or more vehicles: 60


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 918
  • 1 vehicle: 2,160
  • 2 vehicles: 667
  • 3 vehicles: 86
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 45



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 60406 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 60406 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 60406:

  • Less than $10,000: 205
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 103
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 101
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 96
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 52
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 47
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 40
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 30
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 28
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 28
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 60
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 97
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 105
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 337
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 704
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 814
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 674
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 818
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 329
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 167
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 40
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 4
  • $1,000,000 or more: 30
 



60406 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 60406:

  • Less than $100: 10
  • $100 to $149: 22
  • $150 to $199: 5
  • $200 to $249: 27
  • $250 to $299: 37
  • $300 to $349: 131
  • $350 to $399: 121
  • $400 to $449: 265
  • $450 to $499: 356
  • $500 to $549: 390
  • $550 to $599: 334
  • $600 to $649: 505
  • $650 to $699: 290
  • $700 to $749: 173
  • $750 to $799: 158
  • $800 to $899: 34
  • $900 to $999: 61
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 32
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 40
  • No cash rent: 96
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $148,185.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,033
  • Black or African American householders: $165,014
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $224,647
  • Some other race householders: $165,994
  • Two or more races householders: $189,030
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $159,949

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,363 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
60406:  $162,363
Illinois:  $208,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $128,248 - $222,334

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $177,852
Here:  $177,852
State:  $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $193,527
Here:  $193,527
State:  $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $242,524
Here:  $242,524
State:  $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $261,658
Here:  $261,658
State:  $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,861
Here:  $164,861
State:  $275,408

Mobile homes: $63,485
Here:  $63,485
State:  $35,670


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,862
  • One, attached: 297
  • Two: 1,480
  • 3 or 4: 703
  • 5 to 9: 1,089
  • 10 to 19: 705
  • 20 to 49: 301
  • 50 or more: 44
  • Mobile homes: 1,110
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
60406 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,575 (64%)
  • Carpooled: 1,797 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 381 (4%)
  • Subway or elevated: 97 (1%)
  • Railroad: 803 (8%)
  • Bicycle: 59 (1%)
  • Walked: 463 (4%)
  • Other means: 36 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 116 (1%)
 

60406 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 307
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1051
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 991
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1370
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1080
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 530
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1284
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 291
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 411
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1173
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1271
  • 90 or more minutes: 452
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.0%


Household type by relationship
Households: 25,295

  • In family households: 21,596 (3,950 male householders, 1,990 female householders)
    3,842 spouses, 8,922 children (8,415 natural, 130 adopted, 377 stepchildren), 736 grandchildren, 510 brothers or sisters, 255 parents, 661 other relatives, 730 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,699 (1,631 male householders (1,308 living alone)), 1,494 female householders (1,347 living alone)), 574 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 49 (22 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,788 2-persons, 1,475 3-persons, 1,156 4-persons, 718 5-persons, 413 6-persons, 390 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,655 1-person, 395 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

4,345 married couples with children.
2,156 single-parent households (417 men, 1,739 women).

63.2% of residents of 60406 zip code speak English at home.
33.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 24% well, 21% not well, 11% not at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% very well, 27% well, 13% not well, 5% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 14% well, 12% not well, 6% not at all).

Foreign born population: 5,355 (21.1%)
(33.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  21.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (87%)
  • Italy (3%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Pakistan (1%)
  • Guatemala (1%)
  • Ecuador (1%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,269
  • 1990 to 1994: 897
  • 1985 to 1989: 773
  • 1980 to 1984: 550
  • 1975 to 1979: 611
  • 1970 to 1974: 536
  • 1970 to 1974: 347
  • 1965 to 1969: 372

White population: 13,771
Black population: 6,059
American Indian population: 141
Asian population: 92
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 8
Some other race population: 4,396
Two or more races population: 903

Zip code 60406 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 13858
 German: 1920
 Irish: 1847
 Italian: 1266
 Polish: 1226
 English: 329
 United States or American: 304
 Dutch: 186
 Swedish: 162
 French (except Basque): 144
 Slovak: 133
 Subsaharan African:: 119
 African: 119
 Lithuanian: 107
 French Canadian: 100
 Greek: 96
 Arab:: 87
 Czech: 72
 Palestinian: 64
 Norwegian: 58
 Scottish: 57
 Hungarian: 56
 Danish: 47
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 39
 Scotch-Irish: 34
 Czechoslovakian: 28
 Belizean: 22
 Austrian: 19
 Serbian: 16
 European: 15
 Slavic: 15
 Latvian: 15
 Welsh: 15
 Ukrainian: 13
 Other Arab: 13
 Canadian: 12
 British: 10
 Portuguese: 10
 Swiss: 10
 British West Indian: 9
 Russian: 8
 Jamaican: 8
 Northern European: 6
 Arab/Arabic: 6
 Yugoslavian: 5
 Scandinavian: 4
 Jordanian: 4



Zip code 60406 topographic map


Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • PREMCOR REFINING GROUP (13100 SOUTH KIDZIE in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2003-0083, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2003-0083, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1992-0001, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1992-0085, ICIS-05-2000-0394, ICIS-05-1979-0001, ICIS-05-1979-0002, ICIS-05-1997-0379,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    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))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM REFINING; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
    Business NAICS classification: PETROLEUM REFINERIES.
    Organizations: PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CLARK OIL & REFINING CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CLARK OIL & REFINING CORP, CLARK REFINING AND MARKETING INC, CLARK REFINING & MARKETING INC, BLUE ISLAND REFY., PREMCOR ALSIP DISTRIBUTION CENTER, PREMCOR REFININF, PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC.
  • METAL RECYCLING SYSTEMS INC (3000 W 139TH ST in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    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))
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING, AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
    Organizations: HYSAN CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER) , HYSAN CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: HYSAN CORP
  • JLM CHEMICALS INCORPORATED (3350 WEST 131ST STREET in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1998-0400, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1998-0054, ICIS-05-2002-0222, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    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
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 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: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
    Business NAICS classification: CYCLIC CRUDE AND INTERMEDIATE MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: JLM CHEMICALS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BTL SPECIALTY RESINS, JIM CHEMICALS INC, JLM CHEMICALS INC. 130130
  • MODERN DROP FORGE CO (13810 S. WESTERN AVENUE in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1991-0111, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS; IRON AND STEEL FORGINGS; SPECIAL DIES AND TOOLS, DIE SETS, JIGS AND FIXTURES, AND INDUSTRIAL MOLDS
    Organizations: MODERN DROP FORGE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • PTC ALLIANCE DIXMOOR PLANT (2257 WEST 139TH STREET in DIXMOOR, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE 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)
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 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: STEEL PIPE AND TUBES
    Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL PIPE AND TUBE MANUFACTURING FROM PURCHASED STEEL.
    Alternative names: GENERAL TUBE CORP, PITTSBURGH TUBE CO. GENERAL TUBE DIV., PTC ALLIANCE CORP - DIXMOOR
  • GREIF BROTHERS (2341 WEST 135TH PLACE in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE 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
    Business SIC classification: WOOD CONTAINERS
    Organizations: GREIF BROS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER) , GREIF BROS. CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: GREIF BROS.-BLUE ISLAND
  • BLUE ISLAND (13051 GREENWOOD AVENUE in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - DRINKING WATER PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
    Alternative names: BLUE ISLAND CSOS, BLUE ISLAND CSOS, CITY OF
  • CHICAGO MAGNESIUM CASTING CO (14100 S SEELEY AVE in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    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
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: ALUMINUM FOUNDRIES
    Organizations: LARSON RONALD C (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • NAMASTE LABORATORIES (13636 S. WESTERN AVE. in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Organizations: ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT CORP.
  • ROBERTSON TRANSFORMER CO (13611 THORNTON in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COILS, TRANSFORMERS, AND OTHER INDUCTORS
  • RHODIA INC (14000 SOUTH SEELEY AVENUE in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SOAP AND OTHER DETERGENTS, EXCEPT SPECIALTY CLEANERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS, FINISHING AGENTS, SULFONATED OILS, AND ASSISTANTS
    Business NAICS classification: SOAP AND OTHER DETERGENT MANUFACTURING.; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: ALBRIGHT AND WILSON, ALBRIGHT & WILSON AMERICAS
  • BLUE M ELECTRIC CO (2218 W 138TH ST in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING, AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; AUTOMATIC CONTROLS FOR REGULATING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND APPLIANCES
    Organizations: GENERAL SIGNAL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: DOBER CHEMICAL CORP
  • MANUFACTURERS BRASS & ALUMINUM FDRY INC (3450 WEST 127TH STREET in BLUE ISLAND, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: COPPER FOUNDRIES
    Organizations: MANUFACTURERS BRASS & ALUMINUM FOUNDRY (CONTACT/OWNER)


Median worth of mobile homes: $14,635

Zip code 60406 marital status for males
Zip code 60406 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (89%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 17134
  • Northeast: 226
  • Midwest: 782
  • South: 1355
  • West: 320

61% of the 60406 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Illinois.

Population in 1990: 23,305. Population change in the 1990s: +2,065 (+8.9%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 496
Here:  14.1%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118
Here:  8.3%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 245
Here:  21.1%
Illinois:  25.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • SAWING & SHEARING SERVICES, IN (13500 S WESTERN AVE in BLUE ISLAND, IL; small business): $83,274 in 10 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    Contracts for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, Bars and Rods, Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $43,368; 2005: $36,179; 2006: $3,727.

    Biggest contracts:
    $43,368 with Army for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Signed on 2004-11-10. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
    $14,041 with Army for Bars and Rods. Signed on 2005-11-01. Completion date: 2005-11-10.
    $8,221, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-15. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
    $4,697, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-02. Completion date: 2005-11-08.
  • GREAT NORTHERN LUMBER INC (2200 127TH ST in BLUE ISLAND, IL; small business)
    $63,816 with Army for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2000-01-25. Completion date: 2000-02-04.
  • LA PINE SCIENTIFIC COMPANY (13636 WESTERN AVE STE 3 in BLUE ISLAND, IL; small business): $23,327 in 4 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    $11,681 with Defense Logistics Agency for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Signed on 2006-02-07. Completion date: 2006-03-26.
    $4,990 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Signed on 2006-05-19. Completion date: 2006-07-03.
    $3,328 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bearings, Plain, Unmounted. Signed on 2005-10-14. Completion date: 2005-11-17.
    $3,328 with Defense Logistics Agency for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Signed on 2005-07-30. Completion date: 2005-09-03.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 13)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 10)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 22 people in nursing homes
  • 22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 13
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 16
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 32
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 6
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 7
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 16 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED28$192,471383$138,035718$132,517128$56,28929$329,049150$125,1733$32,193
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$318,27068$144,906187$138,29125$66,4930$030$129,9760$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED16$139,484200$140,640671$142,846185$57,5024$252,773148$131,6868$28,849
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$237,88750$174,469264$144,53614$105,0986$384,62727$158,4890$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$327,00029$147,080115$141,4103$62,5370$011$94,4580$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 16 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED179$166,046112$162,06923$124,4702$151,865
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED42$161,44528$173,5434$143,3900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED10$146,9843$203,9805$121,1360$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN10$130,5875$166,5502$145,8700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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