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City: Chicago, IL
Cook County, IL
Zip code population (2000): 92,472
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 91,107

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Houses and condos: 28,729
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,126
% of renters here:  69%
State:  33%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 60608: 118.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 14082 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.6% ($1,380)
Illinois:  2.5% ($2,285)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Chicago: $2,822 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Chicago: $2,035 (0.8%)

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Males: 51,834  (56.1%)
Females: 40,638  (43.9%)

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100% urban population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $250,627
60608:  $250,627
Illinois:  $208,800


According to our research of public records there were 130 registered sex offenders living in 60608 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  27.2 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.3 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 60608, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,357 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $28,357
State:  $54,625

Salary/wage: $28,073 (reported on 89.7% of returns)
Here:  $28,073
State:  $46,811
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.6% for AGIs below $10k, 89.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 94.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $917 (reported on 28.0% of returns)
This zip code:  $917
Illinois:  $2,101
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,062 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:  $2,062
State:  $4,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,680 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
Here:  +$7,680
State:  +$17,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,719 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:  +$6,719
State:  +$11,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,046 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
60608:  $3,046
Illinois:  $3,087
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $10,786 (reported on 0.1% of returns)
Here:  $10,786
Illinois:  $16,965

Total itemized deductions: $15,708 (2% of AGI, reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:  $15,708
State:  $20,239
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,251 (3.2% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:  $2,251
Illinois:  $3,719

Here:  3.2% of AGI
State:  3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,909 (reported on 57.0% of returns)
60608:  $3,909
State:  $9,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,963 (reported on 31.3% of returns)
Here:  $1,963
State:  $1,788
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.8%
Here:  67%
State:  61%
(% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.2% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,018
This zip code:  $33,018
Illinois:  $54,124
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Nearest zip codes: 60607, 60612, 60616, 60609, 60661, 60606.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  71.9%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 60608 with a mortgage: 1,874 (181 second mortgage, 118 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,167


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,650

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $461

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  29.6%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  11.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.3
State:  6.1

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


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

Notable locations in zip code 60608: South Water Market (A), Chicago Public Rudy Lozano Branch Library (B), Bridgeport Community Center (C), Immaculate Conception Rectory (D), Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (E), Francis D Nemecek Studio (F), Saint Bridget Rectory (G), Thalia Hall (H), Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (I), Louis Valentine Unit Boys and Girls Clubs of America (J), Saint Michael Convent and Nursery (K), Harrison Park Culture and Recreation Center (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in zip code 60608 include: Holy Corinthians Baptist Church (A), Holy Cross Lutheran Church (B), Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus (C), Holy Trinity Croatian Roman Catholic Church (D), Assembly of God Church (E), Seventh Day Adventist South Spanish Church (F), Saint Vitus Roman Catholic Church (G), Saint Stephens Roman Catholic Church (H), Saint Roman Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in zip code 60608 include: Dvorak Park (1), Palace Park (2), Bosley Park (3), Hoyne Park (4), Harrison Park (5), McGuane Park (6), Fosco Playground (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : DAS Motorad Museum (1901 South Western Avenue).

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 135
  • 1995 to 1998: 723
  • 1990 to 1994: 551
  • 1980 to 1989: 517
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,435
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,832
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,028
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,546
  • 1939 or earlier: 17,031



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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, IL (60608):
  • no bedroom: 221
  • 1 bedrooms: 757
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,589
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,667
  • 4 bedrooms: 823
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 644


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 1,098
  • 1 bedrooms: 3,906
  • 2 bedrooms: 8,032
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,502
  • 4 bedrooms: 509
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 79



Vehicles available in 60608 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,361
  • 1 vehicle: 3,250
  • 2 vehicles: 2,255
  • 3 vehicles: 648
  • 4 vehicles: 114
  • 5 or more vehicles: 73


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 7,081
  • 1 vehicle: 7,464
  • 2 vehicles: 2,090
  • 3 vehicles: 294
  • 4 vehicles: 79
  • 5 or more vehicles: 118



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 60608 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 60608 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 60608:

  • Less than $10,000: 25
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 13
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 13
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 43
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 43
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 35
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 34
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 24
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 23
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 24
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 10
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 39
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 42
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 253
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 423
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 768
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 838
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1,560
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1,450
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1,746
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 467
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 431
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 58
  • $1,000,000 or more: 96
 



60608 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 60608:

  • Less than $100: 228
  • $100 to $149: 190
  • $150 to $199: 607
  • $200 to $249: 504
  • $250 to $299: 693
  • $300 to $349: 779
  • $350 to $399: 606
  • $400 to $449: 632
  • $450 to $499: 458
  • $500 to $549: 667
  • $550 to $599: 398
  • $600 to $649: 521
  • $650 to $699: 296
  • $700 to $749: 234
  • $750 to $799: 114
  • $800 to $899: 315
  • $900 to $999: 150
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 132
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 71
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 33
  • $2,000 or more: 54
  • No cash rent: 371
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $223,596.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $221,211
  • Black or African American householders: $271,496
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $168,939
  • Asian householders: $263,744
  • Some other race householders: $214,056
  • Two or more races householders: $317,606
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $206,901

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $250,627 (it was $126,100 in 2000)
60608:  $250,627
Illinois:  $208,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $194,000 - $415,900

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $241,588
Here:  $241,588
State:  $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $328,223
Here:  $328,223
State:  $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $247,142
Here:  $247,142
State:  $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $293,612
Here:  $293,612
State:  $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,789
Here:  $287,789
State:  $275,408

Mobile homes: $84,118
Here:  $84,118
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: 3,748
  • One, attached: 1,039
  • Two: 7,573
  • 3 or 4: 8,712
  • 5 to 9: 4,630
  • 10 to 19: 450
  • 20 to 49: 339
  • 50 or more: 2,276
  • Mobile homes: 31
60608 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 11,938 (41%)
  • Carpooled: 7,598 (26%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 4,616 (16%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 72 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 1,914 (7%)
  • Railroad: 128 (0%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 191 (1%)
  • Walked: 1,995 (7%)
  • Other means: 375 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 294 (1%)
 

60608 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 419
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1521
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2726
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3294
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3652
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1188
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5434
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 749
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1410
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3570
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3480
  • 90 or more minutes: 1390
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.6%


Household type by relationship
Households: 81,989

  • In family households: 73,558 (11,864 male householders, 6,231 female householders)
    10,815 spouses, 31,792 children (30,391 natural, 493 adopted, 908 stepchildren), 2,601 grandchildren, 2,838 brothers or sisters, 1,222 parents, 3,431 other relatives, 2,764 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 8,431 (3,999 male householders (3,208 living alone)), 2,824 female householders (2,429 living alone)), 1,608 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 10,158 (9,953 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,845 2-persons, 3,988 3-persons, 3,942 4-persons, 2,872 5-persons, 1,914 6-persons, 1,534 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,637 1-person, 934 2-persons, 153 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

15,421 married couples with children.
7,830 single-parent households (1,596 men, 6,234 women).

36.8% of residents of 60608 zip code speak English at home.
55.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 22% well, 24% not well, 14% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 21% well, 17% not well, 2% not at all).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 37% well, 25% not well, 12% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (49% very well, 37% well, 10% not well, 4% not at all).

Foreign born population: 34,111 (36.9%)
(27.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  36.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

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



  • Mexico (83%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • Hong Kong (1%)
  • Ecuador (1%)
  • Poland (1%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (1%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 9,116
  • 1990 to 1994: 6,651
  • 1985 to 1989: 5,143
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,667
  • 1975 to 1979: 3,738
  • 1970 to 1974: 2,864
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,295
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,637

White population: 32,997
Black population: 17,206
American Indian population: 684
Asian population: 4,709
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 33
Some other race population: 34,120
Two or more races population: 2,723

Zip code 60608 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 66793
 Polish: 3427
 Irish: 1735
 German: 1314
 Italian: 1246
 United States or American: 960
 Subsaharan African:: 868
 African: 803
 Lithuanian: 463
 English: 246
 Arab:: 229
 French (except Basque): 203
 Croatian: 130
 European: 127
 French Canadian: 126
 Czech: 115
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 113
 Arab/Arabic: 103
 Scotch-Irish: 102
 Swedish: 91
 Moroccan: 90
 Greek: 80
 Russian: 70
 Ukrainian: 67
 Scottish: 66
 Slovak: 57
 Jamaican: 54
 Romanian: 50
 Slovene: 45
 Serbian: 42
 Yugoslavian: 39
 Hungarian: 36
 Eastern European: 31
 Lebanese: 31
 Haitian: 30
 Belizean: 29
 Ethiopian: 26
 Portuguese: 24
 Nigerian: 24
 Swiss: 23
 Welsh: 23
 Turkish: 22
 British: 21
 Austrian: 20
 Czechoslovakian: 20
 Dutch: 17
 Other Subsaharan African: 15
 Brazilian: 15
 Danish: 10
 Macedonian: 10
 Norwegian: 9
 Iranian: 7
 Australian: 7
 Jordanian: 5
 Canadian: 5
 Celtic: 3


Public high schools in zip code 60608 not listed on the city page:
  • JUAREZ COMMUNITY ACADEMY HS (Students: 1,791; Location: 2150 S LAFLIN ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • YORK ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 463; Location: 2700 S CALIFORNIA AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • SIMPSON ACAD HS FOR YOUNG WOMEN (Students: 256; Location: 1321 S PAULINA ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools not listed on the city page:
  • CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 1851 W CERMAK ROAD, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • ST BARBARA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 2867 S TROOP ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)

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Public primary/middle schools in zip code 60608 not listed on the city page:
  • RUIZ ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 1,026; Location: 2410 S LEAVITT ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • COOPER ELEM DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY (Students: 924; Location: 1624 W 19TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 05)
  • FINKL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 800; Location: 2332 S WESTERN AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 08)
  • OROZCO ELEM FINE ARTS & SCIENCES (Students: 779; Location: 1940 W 18TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 01 - 08)
  • HOLDEN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 716; Location: 1104 W 31ST ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • PEREZ ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 694; Location: 1241 W 19TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • PICKARD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 689; Location: 2301 W 21ST PL, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • PILSEN ELEM COMMUNITY ACADEMY (Students: 664; Location: 1420 W 17TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 06)
  • WALSH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 585; Location: 2015 S PEORIA ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • GLADSTONE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 566; Location: 1231 S DAMEN AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • ARMOUR ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 547; Location: 950 W 33RD PL, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • SMYTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location: 1059 W 13TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • WHITTIER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 430; Location: 1900 W 23RD ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 06)
  • JUNGMAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 1746 S MILLER ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 07)
  • EVERETT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 391; Location: 3419 S BELL AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CHALMERS ELEM SPECIALTY SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 2745 W ROOSEVELT RD, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • PLAMONDON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 2642 W 15TH PL, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 08)
  • DE LA CRUZ ELEM MATH & SCI SPEC (Students: 270; Location: 2317 W 23RD PL, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
  • MEDILL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 1301 W 14TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 06)
  • MONTEFIORE SPECIAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 1310 S ASHLAND AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 05 - 08)
  • IL CENTER FOR REHAB & EDUC-R (Location: 1950 W ROOSEVELT RD, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
  • ST PAUL OUR LADY OF VILNA (Students: 270; Location: 2114 WEST 22ND PLACE, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 263; Location: 2211 WEST 18TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST PIUS V (Students: 261; Location: 1919 S ASHLAND, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST. BARBARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 2867 S THROOP ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST PROCOPIUS (Students: 206; Location: 1625 S ALLPORT, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST MICHAEL (Students: 172; Location: 2315 W 24 TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 8)
  • BRIDGEPORT CATHOLIC-MIDDLE SCH (Students: 127; Location: 1040 W 32ND PL, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 6 - 8)
  • CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE DEVELOPMENT (Students: 33; Location: 1850 W ROOSEVELT ROAD, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: UG - UG)

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • METAL MANAGEMENT MIDWEST INC (2500 SOUTH PAULINA STREET in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2000-0598, 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)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
    Organizations: COZZI (CONTACT/OWNER) , COZZI SHEET METAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: COSSI SHEET METAL, COZZI IRON & METAL, INC., METAL MANAGEMENT MIDWEST, INC. (PAULINA FACILITY)
  • H KRAMER & CO (1339 W 21ST ST in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0638, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1990-0263, ICIS-05-2000-0659, ICIS-05-1998-0821,
    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 - ICIS-05-2003-4089, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
    Alternative names: KRAMER H & CO, KRAMER H AND COMPANY
  • PRAIRIE MATERIAL SALES (3300 SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE in CHICAGO, 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)
    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
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
    Business NAICS classification: READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: TIGER CONCRETE, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER) , MATERIAL SERVICE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: MATERIAL SERVICE CORP, MATERIAL SERVICE CORP., YARD 9, PRAIRIE MATERIAL SALES YARD 33, PRAIRIE SERVICE SALES YARD, TIGER CONCRETE, INC.
  • METAL MANAGEMENT MIDWEST INC (3151 SOUTH CALIFORNIA in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2000-0673, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-2000-0599,
    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: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
    Organizations: COZZI IRON & METAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: COZZI IRON & METAL
  • AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING, INC (2905 S WESTERN AVE in CHICAGO, 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)
    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)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: FOOD PREPARATIONS
    Organizations: DOMINO SUGAR CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER) , TATE AND LYLE NORTH AMERIC SUGARS (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: DOMINO SUGAR CORPORATION, TATE & LYLE NORTH AMERICAN SUGARS INCORPORATED
  • PALEX CONTAINER SYSTEMS (2300 WEST 13TH STREET in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-05-2003-0243, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-2002-2007, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    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)) - notification
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES
    Organizations: ACME BARREL COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , PHILLIP A PEARLMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ACME BARREL CO
  • PEOPLES GAS HOUGH ST STATION (2500 S CORBETT in CHICAGO, 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
    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)) - notification
    Organizations: CROWLEY'S YACHT YARD (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CROWLEY'S YACHT YARD, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CROWLEY'S YACHT YARD, INC., PEOPLES GAS HOUGH STREET STATION
  • PALLET CITY INC (2000 W 32ND ST in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - 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
    Business SIC classification: WOOD PALLETS AND SKIDS
    Organizations: CHICAGO SUBURBAN PALLET SALES (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CHICAGO SUBURBAN PALLET, CHICAGO SUBURBAN PALLET SALES
  • ROTATION DYNAMICS CORP (2512 WEST 24TH STREET in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS 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
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS; PRINTING TRADES MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
    Business NAICS classification: PRINTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: WHEELABRATOR-FRYE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: IDEAL ROLLER & GRAPHICS CO, ROTADYNE, ROTADYNE ROLL GROUP
  • RM LUCAS CO (3211 S. WOOD ST. in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    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: ASPHALT FELTS AND COATINGS
    Alternative names: R M LUCAS COMPANY, UNION CHEMICAL AND OIL CO
  • PRAIRIE MATERIAL SALES INC (1400 W 32ND ST in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - 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
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
    Business NAICS classification: READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: PRAIRIE MATERIALS YARD 2 (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: PRAIRIE MATERIAL SALES - PLANT 2, PRAIRIE MATERIALS YARD 2
  • ACME REFINING (3333 S IRON ST in CHICAGO, 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
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ACME MOTORS (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ACME MOTOR FREIGHT SVC, ACME MOTORS
  • CHICAGO SUN TIMES INC (2800 S ASHLAND in CHICAGO, IL)
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM
    STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID 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: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING, OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING


Median worth of mobile homes: $18,915

Zip code 60608 marital status for males
Zip code 60608 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 49133
  • Northeast: 715
  • Midwest: 1308
  • South: 4539
  • West: 1066

61% of the 60608 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Illinois.

Population in 1990: 84,518. Population change in the 1990s: +7,954 (+9.4%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,347
Here:  10.9%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,056
Here:  18.0%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,114
Here:  29.4%
Illinois:  25.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (CHICAGO, IL):

  • H. KRAMER & CO. (1345 W. 21ST STREET; small business): $3,168,000 in 2 contracts in 2000
    $2,880,000 with Navy for Bars and Rods. Signed on 2000-05-16. Completion date: 2001-11-22.
    $288,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-05-17. Completion date: 2000-05-19.
  • MARSHONS FASHIONS, INC (1100 WEST CERMAK, STE, B30; small business): $2,713,200 in 3 contracts in 2004
    $2,713,200 with Defense Logistics Agency for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2005-01-15.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2007-07-31.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2007-07-31.
  • DR/BALTI CONTRACTING CO , INC (2998 S ARCHER AVE; small business): $708,800 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2003
    $395,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-02-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
    $298,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Hospital Buildings. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
    $18,357 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Hospital Buildings. Signed on 2000-02-01. Completion date: 1999-09-26.
    $-2,557, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-10. Completion date: 1999-09-26.
  • PRECISION MFG., INC. (MERCH MART STE 10-118): $459,992 in 16 contracts from 2003 to 2006
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Furniture, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Open Storage Facilities by Patent and Trademark Office/Under Secretary for Intellectual Property
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $123,100; 2004: $135,000; 2005: $122,500; 2006: $79,392.

    Biggest contracts:
    $58,392 with Patent and Trademark Office/Under Secretary for Intellectual Property for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Furniture. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2006-02-08. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
    $50,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
    $50,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2005-03-01.
    $50,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  • BRANDENBURG INDUSTRIAL SERVICE (2625 S LOOMIS ST)
    $293,763 with Army for Demolition of Buildings. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
  • RYERSON TULL INC (2621 W 15TH PLACE): $117,922 in 4 contracts in 2005
    $78,824 with Army for Bars and Rods. Signed on 2005-11-22. Completion date: 2005-11-28.
    $30,840 with National Park Service for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2005-08-14. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
    $5,400 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-02-23. Completion date: 2005-03-10.
    $2,858 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf. Signed on 2005-01-14. Completion date: 2005-02-04.
  • NATIONAL CENTER FOR LATINO WIT (1915-17 S BLUE ISLAND AVE)
    $50,000 with Office of Disability Employment Policy for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
  • LOOP PAPER RECYCLING, INC (2401 S LAFLIN ST; small business): $46,810 in 25 contracts from 2002 to 2005
    Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $406; 2003: $13,832; 2004: $16,660; 2005: $15,912; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $9,900 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2005-02-22. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
    $9,469, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-01. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
    $3,443, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-09. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
    $2,592, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-26. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
  • ALL-POWER INC (3435-39 S RACINE AVE)
    $33,722 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bearings, Plain, Unmounted. Taking place in CA. Signed on 1999-10-29. Completion date: 2000-02-26.
  • REFINERY LIMITED, LTD (1500 S WESTERN AVE; small business)
    $24,380 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft Components and Accessories. Signed on 2005-09-17. Completion date: 2005-12-01.


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)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (500-999: 1, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 26)
  • Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 2, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 15, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 4)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (500-999: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 15)
  • Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (500-999: 1, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 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
  • 9574 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 262 people in nursing homes
  • 96 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 74 people in religious group quarters
  • 72 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 63 people in halfway houses
  • 28 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 26 people in other group homes
  • 18 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 41 full and 20 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 ORIGINATED5$260,9861,762$212,9311,339$214,732191$109,53383$310,220467$214,9680$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$282,478246$209,403247$228,61244$140,6480$063$183,3712$41,410
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$280,000372$245,866766$228,576198$101,92611$471,558154$216,3710$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$246,000174$235,275240$229,62330$179,4948$280,61953$244,6930$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$078$226,214151$250,5428$90,3160$017$201,5180$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 37 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED413$265,700109$284,01839$253,216
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED70$290,35826$300,5270$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$283,88812$357,6712$559,505
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN23$278,23019$267,2322$340,805
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$425,0000$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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