60015 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 60015, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

60015 is a zip code in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois, which covers Northfield, Moraine, Vernon, and West Deerfield, with a total population of 27,671 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 60015 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 60015.

The estimated population of people living in 60015 is 27,671, with a median age of 43.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 60015 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
27,671
+2.71%
+1.15%
2020
26,942
 -2.13% -
2019
27,529
+0.28%
-
2018
27,452
+0.35%
-
2017
27,357
 - -

Population of 60015 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 60015 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
85.5%
87.6%
 -2.40%
Black/African American
0.9%
0.9%
 0.00%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
4.1%
3.2%
 +28.13%
Asian
7.6%
6.9%
 +10.14%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.6%
1.1%
 +45.45%
Other
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 60015 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 60015 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 60015 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 60015 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.6 -0.46% 42.5 -0.23% 44.5 -0.89%
2020 43.8 +0.92% 42.6 -0.7% 44.9 +2.75%
2019 43.4 -0.46% 42.9 +0.47% 43.7 -1.13%
2018 43.6 +0.69% 42.7 +0.23% 44.2 +1.14%
2017 43.3 - 42.6 - 43.7 -

The median age of the 60015 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 60015 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,525 +4.04% 1,651 +5.76% 1,586 1,740
10 to 19 2,490 -21.1% 2,246 -17.51% 1,994 1,795
20 to 29 886 +50.78% 1,087 -3.65% 1,417 1,024
30 to 39 1,238 +23.03% 1,284 +15.51% 1,522 1,472
40 to 49 1,977 -14.87% 2,166 -13.7% 1,652 1,856
50 to 59 2,085 +4.58% 2,485 -12.02% 2,172 2,197
60 to 69 1,689 +14.66% 1,709 +6.65% 1,940 1,813
70+ 1,268 +18.35% 1,571 +24.5% 1,508 1,983

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 60015 zip code is $161,700.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 60015.

  • Under 25
    $53,468.00
  • 25 to 44
    $182,266.00
  • 45 to 64
    $195,250.00
  • 65 and over
    $101,622.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 60015 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 60015, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 60015 is currently $219,717.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

40.59% of households in 60015 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 60015 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    7.36%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    7.31%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    8.33%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.64%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.37%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    13.41%
  • $200,000 or more
    40.59%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 60015 is $82,280.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 60015 by the total population of 60015.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 60015 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 60015 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    34.22%
  • Bachelor's degree
    52.99%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.05%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    7.97%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.76%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 60015 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 60015 zip over the age of 16 is 22,004.

Of those people, a total of 66.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 60015 is 64.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 60015 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,448 22.30% 6.50%
20 to 24 years 1,714 68.00% 5.50%
25 to 29 years 727 85.00% 3.10%
30 to 34 years 1,502 83.80% 7.90%
35 to 44 years 3,382 86.60% 1.80%
45 to 54 years 3,763 84.50% 2.90%
55 to 59 years 2,224 82.70% 5.00%
60 to 64 years 2,290 72.80% 1.10%
65 to 74 years 2,769 49.20% 2.20%
75 years and over 2,185 14.50% 2.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 60015. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 19,699 67.20% 3.10%
Black or African American 209 93.80% 13.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,610 58.00% 6.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 100.00% 0.00%
Other 133 43.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 328 60.40% 1.50%
Hispanic or Latino 758 60.00% 11.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,124 67.50% 2.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 60015 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 60015 is 14,148, with median earnings of $83,626.00.

Women in 60015 are earning approximately 49.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 14,148 $83,626.00
Male 8,022 $110,833.00
Female 6,126 $54,472.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 60015 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,517 $142,740.00
Business and Financial 1,718 $138,011.00
Computer and Mathematical 756 $131,944.00
Architecture and Engineering 206 $164,500.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 261 $99,934.00
Community and Social Service 372 $41,429.00
Legal 692 $211,250.00
Educational and Library 1,142 $40,870.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 585 $36,607.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,103 $82,550.00
Healthcare Support 116 $33,162.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 130 $71,818.00
Law Enforcement 31 $66,161.00
Food Preparation and Serving 397 $8,783.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 81 $28,516.00
Personal Care and Service 249 $7,122.00
Sales 1,888 $80,192.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,221 $31,193.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 169 $102,938.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 102 $61,731.00
Production 149 $29,875.00
Transportation and Material Moving 136 $28,750.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 60015 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 60015.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,823 $145,792.00 694 $129,750.00
Business and Financial 1,049 $161,382.00 669 $111,161.00
Computer and Mathematical 600 $137,900.00 156 $106,700.00
Architecture and Engineering 185 $250,001.00 21 $122,125.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 113 $117,232.00 148 $98,289.00
Community and Social Service 162 $23,125.00 210 $73,788.00
Legal 557 $223,102.00 135 $129,659.00
Educational and Library 299 $83,194.00 843 $38,162.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 278 $37,024.00 307 $33,688.00
Healthcare Practitioners 379 $250,001.00 724 $67,661.00
Healthcare Support 2 $0.00 114 $33,235.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 130 $71,818.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 17 $0.00 14 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 162 $8,750.00 235 $8,801.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 81 $28,516.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 56 $2,499.00 193 $7,813.00
Sales 1,252 $105,313.00 636 $56,420.00
Office and Administrative Support 308 $41,833.00 913 $27,409.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 169 $102,938.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 94 $60,962.00 8 $0.00
Production 86 $29,000.00 63 $38,375.00
Transportation and Material Moving 128 $26,731.00 8 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 10,246 households in 60015, with an average household size of 2.61 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,841 families living in the 60015 zip code with an average family size of 3.03 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 60015:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,197 134 510 2,405
Average Household Size 3.07 2.86 2.83 1.18
Total Families 7,197 134 510 0
Average Household Size 3.06 2.64 2.7 0

Poverty

Of the 7,841 families living in 60015, 1.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 60015:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,524 housing units in 60015.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 10,246 97.36%
Vacant 278 2.64%

14.73% of the total 10,524 housing units in 60015 are rental units. This is approximately 1,550 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,594 are occupied by the owner - or 81.66% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 60015 is $2,045.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 60015 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    102
  • Less than $500
    69
  • $500 to $999
    82
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    206
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    384
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    380
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    114
  • $3,000 or more
    315

Property Value

The median value of a property in 60015 is $535,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 60015 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    44
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    33
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    122
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    284
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    705
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,732
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    3,902
  • $1,000,000 or more
    772

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 60015. The chart below shows the number of properties in 60015 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    422
  • 1940 to 1949
    367
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,770
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,833
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,917
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,142
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,370
  • 2000 to 2009
    640
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,054
  • 2014 or later
    9

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 60015 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    504
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,474
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,430
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,838

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 60015 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 60015 that commute to work in a particular way.

28.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 60015.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    308
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    815
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,344
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,843
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,590
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    615
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,422
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    398
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    504
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,009
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    982
  • 90 or more minutes
    325

Summary

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