Housing units in zip code 60637 with a mortgage: 5,477 (1,146 second mortgage, 1,390 home equity loan, 788 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,478
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,749
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $623
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
35.4%
Whole state:
13.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 60637: Fiftyninth Street Marina (A), Woodlawn Park Station (B), Washington Park Race Track (C), Midway Plaisance (D), Fifty-nineth Street Harbor (E), Museum of Science and Industry (F), Whitman Laboratory (G), Visual Sciences Center (H), University Building (I), Stephen Mather House (J), Saint Anselm Parish Center (K), Roy O West House (L), Ronald McDonald House (M), Nichols Hunt House (N), Merriam Center for Public Administration (O), James Rankin House (P), Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (Q), Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago (R), Chicago City Parks Maintenance Building (S), Chicago Fire Department District 5 Station 63 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 60637 include: Apostolic Church of God (A), Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hyde Park (B), Evangelist Temple Church of God in Christ (C), Church of the Good Shepherd (D), Congregation of Israel (E), Coppin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church (F), First Unitarian Church (G), Freedom Temple Church of God in Christ (H), Joseph Bond Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 60637 include: Jackman Field (1), Bixler Park (2), Washington Park (3), Jackson Park (4), White City Amusement Park (5), Anderson Baseball Diamond (6), Haydon Track (7), Perennial Garden (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust (Museums; 5757 South Woodlawn Avenue), Center for Research Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 6046 South Kenwood Avenue), Hyde Park Historical Society (Historical Places & Services; 5529 South Lake Park Avenue).
Year house built
2005 or later: 2,267
2000 to 2004: 2,486
1990 to 1999: 3,375
1980 to 1989: 2,792
1970 to 1979: 3,995
1960 to 1969: 3,631
1950 to 1959: 4,349
1940 to 1949: 3,932
1939 or earlier: 17,437
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 60637:
Less than $10,000: 803
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,430
$20,000 to $24,999: 1,392
$25,000 to $29,999: 1,335
$30,000 to $34,999: 654
$35,000 to $39,999: 2,204
$40,000 to $49,999: 1,001
$50,000 to $59,999: 877
$60,000 to $69,999: 987
$70,000 to $79,999: 386
$80,000 to $89,999: 1,194
$90,000 to $99,999: 1,796
$100,000 to $124,999: 912
$125,000 to $149,999: 1,103
$150,000 to $174,999: 1,312
$175,000 to $199,999: 1,232
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,604
$250,000 to $299,999: 1,602
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,975
$400,000 to $499,999: 1,327
$500,000 to $749,999: 1,507
$750,000 to $999,999: 1,937
$1,000,000 or more: 1,429
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 60637:
Less than $100: 1,631
$100 to $149: 1,696
$150 to $199: 2,142
$200 to $249: 1,576
$250 to $299: 1,428
$300 to $349: 1,245
$350 to $399: 1,452
$400 to $449: 1,163
$450 to $499: 1,276
$500 to $549: 2,341
$550 to $599: 1,865
$600 to $649: 2,074
$650 to $699: 2,166
$700 to $749: 2,440
$750 to $799: 2,020
$800 to $899: 2,752
$900 to $999: 3,162
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,377
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,517
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,406
$2,000 or more: 3,486
No cash rent: 1,138
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $262,148.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $772,402
Black or African American householders: $164,227
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,146
Asian householders: $459,003
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $544,782
Two or more races householders: $240,496
Hispanic or Latino householders: $128,766
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $217,319
60637:
$217,319
Illinois:
$202,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,448 - $310,395
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $626,231
Here:
$626,231
State:
$255,444
Townhouses or other attached units: $591,080
Here:
$591,080
State:
$243,493
In 2-unit structures: $114,110
Here:
$114,110
State:
$286,807
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,606
Here:
$171,606
State:
$296,443
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $56,321
Here:
$56,321
State:
$264,405
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
4,903 married couples with children.
14,175 single-parent households (2,422 men, 11,753 women).
93.8% of residents of 60637 zip code speak English at home.
27.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 18% well, 28% not well, 23% not at all).
23.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% very well, 39% well, 17% not well).
40.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% very well, 26% well, 32% not well, 9% not at all).
16.2% of residents speak other language at home (56% very well, 20% well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 6,232 (10.5%) (46.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
10.5%
Whole state:
13.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
Taiwan (6%)
India (6%)
Korea (6%)
Germany (5%)
Russia (4%)
Other Central America (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 3,896
1990 to 1999: 2,501
1980 to 1989: 1,513
Before 1980: 1,674
Races in zip code 60637:
White population: 17,089 Black population: 51,280 American Indian population: 588 Asian population: 5,559 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 815 Two or more races population: 2,362 Hispanic or Latino population: 2,327
Public high school in zip code 60637 not listed on the city page:
HYDE PARK CAREER ACADEMY HS (Students: 1,640; Location: 6220 S STONY ISLAND, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools not listed on the city page:
CHICAGO ACADEMY (Students: 170; Location: 7008 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 12)
CHICAGO SDA ACADEMY (Students: 168; Location: 7008 S MICHIGAN, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 60637 not listed on the city page:
MCCOSH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 1,199; Location: 6543 S CHAMPLAIN AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
RAY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 709; Location: 5631 S KIMBARK AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 06)
CARNEGIE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 697; Location: 1414 E 61ST PL, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
SEXTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 677; Location: 6020 S LANGLEY AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
ROSS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 668; Location: 6059 S WABASH AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
DULLES ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 665; Location: 6311 S CALUMET AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
CARTER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 597; Location: 5740 S MICHIGAN AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
DUMAS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 596; Location: 6650 S ELLIS AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
WADSWORTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 566; Location: 6420 S UNIVERSITY AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
PARK MANOR ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 532; Location: 7037 S RHODES AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 08)
FISKE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 480; Location: 6145 S INGLESIDE AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
FERMI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 1415 E 70TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
HARTE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 1556 E 56TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 06)
BROWNELL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 371; Location: 6741 S MICHIGAN AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 06)
NORTH KENWOOD CHARTER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 1313 E 60TH ST, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - 08)
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY HS (Students: 340; Location: 6434 S UNIVERSITY AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 06 - 12)
WOODLAWN ELEM COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location: 6657 S KIMBARK AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 06)
TESLA ALT HIGH SCH FOR PREG GIRLS (Location: 6657 S KIMBARK AV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
ST GELASIUS (Students: 253; Location: 6358 S BLACKSTONE AVE, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 8)
VERA THOMAS PRESCHOOL CTR (Students: 70; Location: 6450 S COTTAGE GRV, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: PK - KG)
ST. EDMUND'S ACADEMY (Students: 50; Location: 6105 S MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL; Grades: KG - 4)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HYDE PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5800 STONY ISLAND AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR 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)) - notification Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Alternative names: DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF HYDE PARK, HYDE PARK HOSPITAL
HYDE PARK CAREER ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL (6220 S STONEY ISLAND AVENUE in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1501629900021 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CHGO PUBLIC SSCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DIST 299 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: HYDE PARK CAREER ACADEMY HS, HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
ALEXANDRE DUMAS SCHOOL (6650 S ELLIS in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1501629902176 Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DIST 299 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
JOHN FOSTER DULLES SCHOOL (6311 S CALUMET in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1501629902175 Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DIST 299 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ILLINOIS BELL (6050 S DORCHESTER AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE Organizations: ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ILL BELL - Q13950, ILL BELL TEL CO DORCHESTER CO
PARK MANOR SCHOOL (7037 S RHODES AVE in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CHGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, PARK MANOR ELEM SCHOOL, PARK MANOR ELEMENTARY, PARK MANOR SCHOOL-CHI. BD. OF EDUC.
63RD ST & LOWER YARD (313 E 63RD ST in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM 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: CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY (329 E 61ST ST in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM 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
NIKOLA TESLA SCHOOL (6657 SOUTH KIMBARK AVENUE in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CHGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6WN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, TELSA SCHOOL MERCURY, TESLA ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL/NIKOLA
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD (67TH & KING DR BRIDGE in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
PRIDE CLEANERS INC (234 E 58TH ST in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: BOYKING EARNEST (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: 58TH STREET PRIDE CLEANERS
JAMES MCCOSH SCHOOL-CHGO BD ED (6543 S. CHAMPLAIN AVE. in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CHICAGO PUBLIS SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, MCCOSH SCHOOL JAMES
PEOPLES GAS 67TH ST DRIP (99 E 67TH ST in CHICAGO, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CITY OF CHICAGO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (70%)
Electricity (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
No fuel used (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Wood (1%)
Population in 1990: 59,637. Population change in the 1990s: -2,547 (-4.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 38,604
Northeast: 1,735
Midwest: 2,489
South: 10,335
West: 1,065
51% of the 60637 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,528
Here:
40.5%
Illinois:
11.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,864
Here:
47.8%
Illinois:
9.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,541
Here:
67.2%
Illinois:
27.5%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
Dr. Merle Erickson (1101 E. 58th Street in Chicago, IL; small business) : $110,160 in 2 contractsin 2004
$98,200 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Signed on 2004-05-01. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
$11,960, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE (IN (1225 E 60TH ST in CHICAGO, IL) : $86,449 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$33,005 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2004-11-09. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$31,750, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$21,694, same as above.Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
EDERSON, INC (6200 INGLESIDE AVE #4-B in CHICAGO, IL; small business) : $86,391 in 16 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Synchros and Resolvers, Connectors, Electrical, Relays and Solenoids, Resistors, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $58,008; 2005: $28,383; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$11,415 with Defense Logistics Agency for Synchros and Resolvers. Signed on 2004-11-03. Completion date: 2004-12-01.
$11,415, same as above.Signed on 2004-11-03. Completion date: 2004-12-01.
$7,500 with Defense Logistics Agency for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2005-02-22. Completion date: 2005-03-22.
$7,500, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-22. Completion date: 2005-03-22.
bruce l. gewertz (5841 s. maryland ave. in chicago, il; small business)
$27,150 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Signed on 2004-10-22. Completion date: 2005-02-08.
MARRIOTT INFORMATION SERVICES (5551 S UNIVERSITY AVE in CHICAGO, IL; small business)
$8,125 with Army for Library Services. Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-08-26.
MEARSHEIMER, JOHN J (5828 S UNIVERSITY AVE UNI in CHICAGO, IL; small business)
$5,000 with Army for Lectures For Training. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2002-10-23. Completion date: 2002-10-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: