Median household income (1999): $47,512
Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,452
| This zip code | $50,452 | | Illinois: | $50,260 |
Nearest zip codes: 60706, 60631, 60634, 60068, 60707, 60171.
Housing units in zip code 60656 with a mortgage: 2,839 (203 second mortgage, 352 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,850
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,400
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $428
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 106
- 1995 to 1998: 137
- 1990 to 1994: 110
- 1980 to 1989: 930
- 1970 to 1979: 3,147
- 1960 to 1969: 2,965
- 1950 to 1959: 3,227
- 1940 to 1949: 1,155
- 1939 or earlier: 743
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chicago, IL (60656):
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- no bedroom: 23
- 1 bedrooms: 247
- 2 bedrooms: 2,781
- 3 bedrooms: 3,803
- 4 bedrooms: 602
- 5 or more bedrooms: 69
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 358
- 1 bedrooms: 1,575
- 2 bedrooms: 1,868
- 3 bedrooms: 564
- 4 bedrooms: 62
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 60656 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 980
- 1 vehicle: 3,026
- 2 vehicles: 2,651
- 3 vehicles: 713
- 4 vehicles: 112
- 5 or more vehicles: 43
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 529
- 1 vehicle: 2,416
- 2 vehicles: 1,252
- 3 vehicles: 214
- 4 vehicles: 27
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 60656:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 7
- $30,000 to $34,999: 11
- $50,000 to $59,999: 6
- $60,000 to $69,999: 8
- $70,000 to $79,999: 42
- $80,000 to $89,999: 45
- $90,000 to $99,999: 113
- $100,000 to $124,999: 199
- $125,000 to $149,999: 460
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1069
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1388
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1462
- $250,000 to $299,999: 604
- $300,000 to $399,999: 213
- $400,000 to $499,999: 35
- $500,000 to $749,999: 19
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 60656:
- $100 to $149: 16
- $200 to $249: 7
- $250 to $299: 19
- $300 to $349: 15
- $350 to $399: 30
- $400 to $449: 30
- $450 to $499: 53
- $500 to $549: 196
- $550 to $599: 292
- $600 to $649: 573
- $650 to $699: 546
- $700 to $749: 615
- $750 to $799: 359
- $800 to $899: 737
- $900 to $999: 340
- $1,000 to $1,249: 258
- $1,250 to $1,499: 209
- $1,500 to $1,999: 59
- $2,000 or more: 9
- No cash rent: 75
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $355,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $324,119
- Black or African American householders: $233,454
- Asian householders: $309,348
- Some other race householders: $365,038
- Two or more races householders: $399,844
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $333,967
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,825
- One, attached: 263
- Two: 594
- 3 or 4: 679
- 5 to 9: 1,936
- 10 to 19: 592
- 20 to 49: 619
- 50 or more: 2,012

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,039 (75%)
- Carpooled: 1,029 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 409 (3%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 1,139 (9%)
- Railroad: 156 (1%)
- Taxi: 45 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Bicycle: 26 (0%)
- Walked: 212 (2%)
- Other means: 53 (0%)
- Worked at home: 206 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 171
- 5 to 9 minutes: 690
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1319
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1561
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1774
- 25 to 29 minutes: 898
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2047
- 35 to 39 minutes: 551
- 40 to 44 minutes: 914
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1652
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1356
- 90 or more minutes: 198
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 26,746
- In family households: 21,112 (5,359 male householders, 1,760 female householders)
5,687 spouses, 6,531 children (6,276 natural, 94 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 463 brothers or sisters, 408 parents, 475 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,634 (2,087 male householders (1,746 living alone)), 2,685 female householders (2,290 living alone)), 862 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,363 2-persons, 1,720 3-persons, 1,293 4-persons, 497 5-persons, 183 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,036 1-person, 631 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
3,565 married couples with children.
623 single-parent households (141 men, 482 women).
61.1% of residents of 60656 zip code speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 18% well, 10% not well, 2% not at all).
28.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% very well, 30% well, 16% not well, 2% not at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 37% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% very well, 10% well, 12% not well).
Foreign born population: 7,636 (28.1%)
(46.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 28.1% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Poland (38%)
- Italy (12%)
- India (5%)
- Other Eastern Europe (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Yugoslavia (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,667
- 1990 to 1994: 1,785
- 1985 to 1989: 734
- 1980 to 1984: 607
- 1975 to 1979: 424
- 1970 to 1974: 479
- 1970 to 1974: 527
- 1965 to 1969: 1,413
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First ancestries reported:
- Polish: 6575
- Italian: 4388
- Other groups: 3343
- German: 2518
- Irish: 2099
- Greek: 569
- United States or American: 532
- English: 491
- Arab:: 351
- Swedish: 328
- Yugoslavian: 240
- Bulgarian: 238
- Norwegian: 226
- Ukrainian: 224
- Czech: 164
- Scotch-Irish: 158
- Danish: 129
- French (except Basque): 122
- Slovak: 122
- Palestinian: 114
- Romanian: 110
- Hungarian: 104
- Scottish: 102
- Albanian: 92
- Arab/Arabic: 91
- Czechoslovakian: 90
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 85
- French Canadian: 84
- Belgian: 83
- Lithuanian: 75
- Dutch: 74
- Serbian: 73
- Subsaharan African:: 71
- Ghanian: 71
- Jordanian: 66
- Croatian: 62
- Welsh: 59
- Turkish: 58
- Austrian: 57
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 53
- Other Arab: 51
- British: 38
- Armenian: 36
- Luxemburger: 31
- Russian: 31
- Slavic: 28
- West Indian: 25
- European: 24
- Finnish: 18
- British West Indian: 15
- Lebanese: 14
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13
- Scandinavian: 10
- Iranian: 9
- Syrian: 8
- Swiss: 8
- Moroccan: 7
- Brazilian: 7
- Macedonian: 6
- Latvian: 6
- Slovene: 6



Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16377
- Northeast: 342
- Midwest: 1116
- South: 514
- West: 384
63% of the 60656 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Illinois.
Population in 1990: 43,597. Population change in the 1990s: -16,468 (-37.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 817
| Here: | 42.2% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 389
| Here: | 46.0% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 504
| Here: | 36.2% | | 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:
- Finance and Insurance: Sales Financing (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (100-249: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Collection Agencies (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
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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11 people in religious group quarters
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