Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:15 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:14 am – 4:22 pm
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People616 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.8389 householdsMedian household income $81,658Median home value $597,100Median rent $2,412 a month56% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,600 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 380 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 32%, finance, insurance and real estate 18%Average commute 29 minutes31% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 7% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages95% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 60% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 66%, other Indo-European languages 14%, Vietnamese 11%, other languages 5%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 20°F44 in of rain a yearwettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 28 days13 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chicago Northerly Is station, 2 mi away; rain from Chicago 5.5 Ese; snow from Chicago Midway Ap 3sw
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law Schoolcollege · under a mileDePaul University Loop Campuscollege · under a mileChicago Riverriver · under a mileNorth Branch Chicago Riverriver · under a mileChicago Harborbay · under a mileTwelfth Street Beachbeach · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrant (Ulysses)park · under a mile · 261 acresMillennium Parkpark · under a milePullman National Monumentnational monument · 12.7 miCalumet Parkstate park · 15.9 miBurnham Greenway State Trailstate recreation area · 15.2 miButterfield Park, Butterfield Park Recreation Buildingstate recreation area · 15.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201045 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201311 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighCook County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025149 of 365 days measured191 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cook County monitors, IL
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterChicagoserves 2,721,308 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation593 ft181 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Memorial Hospital1.2 miPost officeLoop Clark Street Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChicago City Hallunder a milePoliceCook County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationChicago Fire Department Engine Company 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools8 elementary, 9 high, 17 otherHighLinc Alternative High Schoolright hereHighJones College Preparatory High Schoolunder a mileElementaryAmerican Montessori Academy South Loopunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law Schoolright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Midway International Airport MDW9.0 miInterstateI-290under a mileUS highwayUS 411.0 miAmtrakUnion Station CHIunder a mileSubwayJackson-BlueChicago Transit Authority (CTA)under a mileCoachW Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St (across from Union Station)Van Galder (Coach USA)under a mileTransit365 stops within a mileChicago Transit Authority (CTA), Pace Suburban BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60604 ZIP area.
