Median household income (1999): $25,143
Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,699
| This zip code | $26,699 | | Illinois: | $50,260 |
Nearest zip codes: 60622, 60624, 60608, 60607, 60647, 60623.
Housing units in zip code 60612 with a mortgage: 857 (165 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 318
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,199
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $344
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 36.2% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 20.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Avcoa Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2350 West Fulton Street), Direct Express Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 1926 West Harrison Street Suite 1).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 680
- 1995 to 1998: 732
- 1990 to 1994: 371
- 1980 to 1989: 683
- 1970 to 1979: 1,345
- 1960 to 1969: 1,882
- 1950 to 1959: 1,833
- 1940 to 1949: 1,793
- 1939 or earlier: 5,179
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, IL (60612):
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- no bedroom: 30
- 1 bedrooms: 320
- 2 bedrooms: 795
- 3 bedrooms: 1,295
- 4 bedrooms: 487
- 5 or more bedrooms: 181
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 644
- 1 bedrooms: 2,342
- 2 bedrooms: 3,162
- 3 bedrooms: 2,398
- 4 bedrooms: 519
- 5 or more bedrooms: 91
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Vehicles available in 60612 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 757
- 1 vehicle: 1,372
- 2 vehicles: 775
- 3 vehicles: 166
- 4 vehicles: 31
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 4,712
- 1 vehicle: 3,381
- 2 vehicles: 907
- 3 vehicles: 119
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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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 60612:
- Less than $10,000: 18
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $30,000 to $34,999: 23
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 45
- $60,000 to $69,999: 42
- $70,000 to $79,999: 75
- $80,000 to $89,999: 92
- $90,000 to $99,999: 53
- $100,000 to $124,999: 140
- $125,000 to $149,999: 90
- $150,000 to $174,999: 148
- $175,000 to $199,999: 108
- $200,000 to $249,999: 79
- $250,000 to $299,999: 72
- $300,000 to $399,999: 75
- $400,000 to $499,999: 64
- $500,000 to $749,999: 25
- $750,000 to $999,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 60612:
- Less than $100: 947
- $100 to $149: 806
- $150 to $199: 323
- $200 to $249: 438
- $250 to $299: 485
- $300 to $349: 612
- $350 to $399: 594
- $400 to $449: 660
- $450 to $499: 521
- $500 to $549: 676
- $550 to $599: 573
- $600 to $649: 594
- $650 to $699: 388
- $700 to $749: 262
- $750 to $799: 201
- $800 to $899: 302
- $900 to $999: 147
- $1,000 to $1,249: 97
- $1,250 to $1,499: 164
- $1,500 to $1,999: 31
- $2,000 or more: 61
- No cash rent: 225
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $115,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $342,117
- Black or African American householders: $177,425
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $764,033
- Asian householders: $127,338
- Some other race householders: $246,188
- Two or more races householders: $333,288
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $240,585
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,560
- One, attached: 801
- Two: 3,869
- 3 or 4: 2,850
- 5 to 9: 1,112
- 10 to 19: 673
- 20 to 49: 608
- 50 or more: 2,995
- Mobile homes: 21
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,415 (39%)
- Carpooled: 1,319 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2,552 (22%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 37 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 714 (6%)
- Railroad: 182 (2%)
- Taxi: 118 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
- Bicycle: 112 (1%)
- Walked: 1,477 (13%)
- Other means: 107 (1%)
- Worked at home: 344 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 199
- 5 to 9 minutes: 949
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1095
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1640
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1387
- 25 to 29 minutes: 462
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1813
- 35 to 39 minutes: 331
- 40 to 44 minutes: 410
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1336
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1026
- 90 or more minutes: 402
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 34,058
- In family households: 27,806 (2,859 male householders, 4,406 female householders)
2,851 spouses, 11,724 children (11,145 natural, 286 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 2,422 grandchildren, 940 brothers or sisters, 342 parents, 1,201 other relatives, 1,061 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,252 (2,414 male householders (1,806 living alone)), 2,557 female householders (2,154 living alone)), 1,281 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4,127 (478 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,081 2-persons, 1,823 3-persons, 1,358 4-persons, 945 5-persons, 456 6-persons, 602 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,960 1-person, 775 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 4 6-persons.
2,698 married couples with children.
5,613 single-parent households (524 men, 5,089 women).
78.5% of residents of 60612 zip code speak English at home.
12.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 25% well, 19% not well, 6% not at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 23% well, 14% not well, 2% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% very well, 32% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% very well, 6% well, 11% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,957 (10.4%)
(34.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (36%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Poland (9%)
- Ukraine (7%)
- India (7%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Korea (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,244
- 1990 to 1994: 647
- 1985 to 1989: 511
- 1980 to 1984: 260
- 1975 to 1979: 380
- 1970 to 1974: 279
- 1970 to 1974: 239
- 1965 to 1969: 397
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 23255
- Italian: 997
- Polish: 735
- German: 662
- Irish: 468
- Ukrainian: 457
- Subsaharan African:: 396
- African: 368
- United States or American: 326
- English: 220
- Arab:: 84
- Swedish: 83
- Scotch-Irish: 81
- Arab/Arabic: 76
- Norwegian: 67
- French (except Basque): 59
- Russian: 56
- European: 53
- Czech: 42
- Scottish: 41
- Brazilian: 41
- Lithuanian: 39
- Greek: 31
- French Canadian: 29
- Nigerian: 28
- Serbian: 28
- Hungarian: 24
- Danish: 23
- Maltese: 17
- British: 15
- Portuguese: 15
- Iranian: 13
- Welsh: 13
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12
- U.S. Virgin Islander: 12
- Australian: 11
- Finnish: 11
- Slovak: 9
- Latvian: 9
- Lebanese: 8
- Eastern European: 8
- Austrian: 7
- Swiss: 7
- Scandinavian: 6
- Dutch: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Armenian: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24895
- Northeast: 378
- Midwest: 1526
- South: 6562
- West: 323
55% of the 60612 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 44,363. Population change in the 1990s: -6,373 (-14.4%).
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): 544
| Here: | 10.6% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 284
| Here: | 10.5% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 514
| Here: | 13.7% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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: 4 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (500-999: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 19)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 2, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 12, 1-4: 23)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (250-499: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
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 (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 2466 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 539 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 537 people in other group homes
- 204 people in state prisons
- 173 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 90 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 29 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 19 people in religious group quarters
- 17 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
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