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Cook County

Cook County has 5,182,090 residents across 167 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $83,498, in line with the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $324,500, and 43% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
5,182,090residentsACS 2020–2024
$83,498median household incomeIllinois: $83K
$324,500median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Cook County in IllinoisZIP codes in Cook County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey
Map of Illinois with Cook County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 167 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
6000451,835$129K$424K78%60%95%31 min
6000528,843$100K$390K64%56%95%29 min
6000732,592$93K$347K75%42%93%27 min
6000822,800$94K$318K71%42%94%27 min
6001045,747$178K$638K87%69%95%33 min
6001660,898$87K$320K68%43%93%33 min
6001827,952$91K$318K74%29%91%28 min
600228,352$250K$1.39M92%89%96%41 min
6002541,689$127K$521K79%65%92%29 min
6002614,069$138K$694K68%68%96%32 min
60029518$243K$955K99%74%100%35 min
600432,503$250K$1.56M98%91%98%39 min
6005324,619$111K$389K85%55%93%31 min
6005655,818$102K$397K69%49%94%28 min
6006241,406$143K$633K83%71%94%30 min
6006738,204$125K$427K76%60%97%31 min
6006838,650$143K$552K85%66%94%32 min
6007015,496$85K$343K67%41%91%29 min
6007436,460$84K$316K62%44%94%29 min
6007632,953$114K$396K81%54%94%32 min
6007728,501$79K$356K65%50%94%30 min
6009038,298$85K$265K63%41%94%28 min
6009127,333$190K$807K88%84%95%36 min
6009319,867$250K$1.18M91%81%97%32 min
6010418,256$80K$230K78%17%92%31 min
6010738,886$101K$271K89%28%94%32 min
6012051,225$82K$242K66%21%95%31 min
6013013,943$77K$305K53%52%93%30 min
6013118,054$77K$287K75%20%91%32 min
60141195$19K$-666667K0%23%69%17 min
6015323,201$69K$230K60%19%86%36 min
6015416,436$99K$327K91%44%90%31 min
601557,906$65K$252K60%18%87%29 min
6016024,549$66K$276K57%15%92%30 min
601628,084$72K$247K65%24%94%31 min
601635,199$86K$247K82%19%94%30 min
6016420,872$81K$258K77%14%89%31 min
601654,482$67K$242K48%12%92%22 min
6016933,401$91K$306K65%42%95%30 min
6017110,451$70K$242K56%25%89%34 min
6017313,650$104K$372K33%65%96%27 min
6017611,393$70K$275K59%26%91%28 min
6019216,461$153K$420K92%59%99%34 min
6019340,146$96K$330K76%44%96%31 min
6019419,756$98K$330K73%50%92%32 min
601954,397$90K$319K29%63%98%30 min
6020143,744$91K$591K55%74%92%28 min
6020232,341$99K$398K58%65%96%32 min
602034,680$170K$468K96%79%96%31 min
60208255$-666667K$-666667K–55%–21 min
603013,475$99K$247K13%73%98%37 min
6030232,862$101K$474K62%72%92%36 min
6030416,955$136K$467K72%74%97%34 min
6030511,992$147K$687K88%73%96%35 min
6040263,721$78K$295K64%24%92%31 min
6040623,327$57K$175K52%20%90%32 min
6040935,100$55K$145K56%21%89%37 min
6041152,175$62K$160K65%21%88%35 min
6041514,099$69K$227K50%29%95%35 min
6041810,572$76K$195K76%26%92%37 min
6041920,825$58K$151K73%23%91%34 min
604229,542$134K$344K95%64%98%36 min
604258,714$77K$197K79%40%88%34 min
6042623,906$42K$91K59%11%89%31 min
6042810,927$60K$136K76%18%92%40 min
6042914,864$67K$184K74%23%83%30 min
6043019,838$97K$221K81%47%95%37 min
6043828,806$76K$178K72%28%93%35 min
6043924,192$122K$481K87%45%92%38 min
6044320,663$92K$234K78%37%95%37 min
6044514,268$71K$208K77%20%86%32 min
6045226,739$93K$256K82%31%94%36 min
6045356,861$84K$281K83%32%91%34 min
6045516,872$67K$237K66%18%88%34 min
604564,215$61K$173K74%16%89%32 min
6045714,503$77K$288K71%25%90%32 min
6045814,200$61K$225K55%19%94%34 min
6045928,739$80K$276K81%16%91%35 min
604614,761$124K$328K89%51%92%45 min
6046241,456$97K$349K83%45%94%37 min
6046313,722$108K$363K93%42%93%33 min
604649,773$126K$460K87%54%90%36 min
6046518,081$84K$279K77%28%93%38 min
6046621,461$62K$115K66%25%93%35 min
6046724,398$115K$412K93%46%92%38 min
604695,205$74K$174K68%12%94%27 min
6047112,848$64K$222K50%29%90%36 min
604724,563$41K$121K59%14%86%33 min
6047321,225$86K$217K83%26%95%37 min
6047510,035$67K$159K65%19%88%36 min
604761,940$60K$155K80%20%93%28 min
6047735,976$95K$275K82%34%94%37 min
6047816,390$75K$192K74%30%95%35 min
604805,388$99K$364K83%36%94%30 min
6048210,897$56K$209K65%18%80%31 min
6048726,043$132K$351K93%42%95%36 min
6050111,432$63K$234K62%15%82%32 min
6051319,343$110K$332K82%42%93%36 min
6052531,324$117K$438K80%54%95%30 min
6052613,459$120K$440K72%57%93%31 min
6053410,327$71K$257K64%18%90%31 min
6054616,322$114K$395K77%60%93%34 min
6055813,446$230K$739K96%84%97%34 min
6060115,235$121K$526K28%84%94%29 min
606021,480$126K$392K37%64%79%30 min
606031,298$134K$634K58%95%81%23 min
60604616$82K$597K56%95%95%34 min
6060536,210$124K$453K42%83%88%28 min
606063,840$129K$416K30%94%94%21 min
6060732,392$128K$500K41%82%90%26 min
6060880,737$73K$359K39%35%89%32 min
6060962,028$59K$268K42%20%86%35 min
6061044,883$105K$506K34%82%92%28 min
6061137,705$126K$651K40%88%91%27 min
6061235,744$61K$365K31%44%88%34 min
6061352,244$96K$391K39%74%92%38 min
6061470,693$136K$720K44%87%94%33 min
6061542,975$64K$348K32%63%91%30 min
6061654,308$74K$387K40%51%90%31 min
6061774,790$52K$181K57%21%89%41 min
6061891,901$106K$563K50%58%93%37 min
6061959,503$45K$220K45%29%83%40 min
6062064,871$48K$198K50%21%83%43 min
6062128,301$32K$154K29%11%80%39 min
6062254,609$136K$638K43%75%96%32 min
6062381,277$52K$237K42%16%85%34 min
6062435,263$34K$231K29%14%84%36 min
6062576,760$86K$402K41%55%92%38 min
6062649,662$60K$281K27%55%90%40 min
6062860,431$55K$170K60%24%84%41 min
60629108,324$61K$244K62%15%84%40 min
6063055,486$99K$385K68%44%91%36 min
6063130,924$115K$436K75%52%90%33 min
6063289,107$65K$253K61%14%83%36 min
6063312,474$62K$187K63%18%92%41 min
6063473,885$89K$354K75%27%87%40 min
6063632,198$39K$155K53%11%83%43 min
6063752,721$44K$257K26%39%88%33 min
6063857,074$91K$299K80%25%91%37 min
6063984,240$61K$310K48%16%86%40 min
6064065,445$73K$370K32%63%89%38 min
6064168,894$84K$391K53%38%89%41 min
6064221,789$143K$594K34%77%93%30 min
6064345,942$81K$249K75%40%90%38 min
6064447,210$41K$239K30%12%81%39 min
6064548,208$76K$328K54%45%93%34 min
6064628,780$113K$504K79%61%92%36 min
6064784,749$107K$586K39%63%94%35 min
6064948,056$44K$213K25%25%87%40 min
6065163,335$54K$270K47%18%86%39 min
6065241,074$80K$251K85%22%91%41 min
6065333,383$41K$361K31%38%85%35 min
6065425,755$147K$500K34%92%92%25 min
6065528,434$115K$324K84%47%94%34 min
6065629,538$96K$349K64%43%94%34 min
6065771,904$111K$538K38%87%94%36 min
6065941,728$69K$372K47%43%87%33 min
6066042,724$67K$309K37%57%88%39 min
6066111,398$126K$393K27%87%96%27 min
6070624,260$85K$358K73%33%87%35 min
6070741,116$85K$332K66%33%90%37 min
6071213,112$110K$496K84%57%91%32 min
6071430,305$76K$359K75%39%87%31 min
6080322,106$67K$221K66%19%90%33 min
6080482,797$71K$249K55%11%88%32 min
6080519,420$96K$268K85%43%96%35 min
6082724,713$37K$154K40%17%88%39 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

5,182,090 residents in 2,100,230 households, next to the Illinois figure.

21%
under 18
25%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
35%
of households are people living alone
39%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

2,276,493 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $324,500 (±$1,460).

58%
of households own their home
40%
of homes are detached single-family houses
35%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$1,435
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20194%
2000–20098%
1990–19996%
1980–19898%
1970–197912%
1960–196913%
1950–195914%
1940–19497%
1939 or earlier28%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$630.

$83,498
median household income
13.5%
of people live below the poverty line
7.0%
unemployment rate
43%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

34 min
average commute to work
25%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
63%
of workers drive or carpool
12%
take public transportation
5%
walk or bike
19%
work from home
18%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Cook County, Illinois, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

United Air Lines Flight 553 (3)
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United Air Lines Flight 553 (3)
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19681110 02 CTA 9486 Kedzie Ave. @ 63rd Pl. (6525567619)
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19681110 02 CTA 9486 Kedzie Ave. @ 63rd Pl. (6525567619)
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19681110 03 CTA 9486 Kedzie Ave. @ 63rd Pl. (6525567873)
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19681110 03 CTA 9486 Kedzie Ave. @ 63rd Pl. (6525567873)
Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0
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