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Population and households in ZIP 61955
Household size in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.39 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.24 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.19 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
At 2.58 people per household, ZIP 61955 sits close to the national average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.39 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.1 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 55.0 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.9 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.9 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −10.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in ZIP 61955 are younger than 40.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.5% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.7% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.4% of households in ZIP 61955, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 61955
Renters in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.8% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.4% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +9.8 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 13.5% of households in ZIP 61955 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 49.6% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.2% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.3% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.9 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in ZIP 61955 is close to the national rate: 8.3% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1938 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1968 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1955 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +36 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in ZIP 61955 leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Illinois overall, where the median home dates to 1970.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $600 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $695 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,063 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $749 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$149 | +$475 | +$606 |
The median renter in ZIP 61955 pays $749 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 13.8% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 61955
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.9% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.1% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 29.7% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a little less common in ZIP 61955 than nationally: 29.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 96.2% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.9% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.3% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.8% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | −5.5 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in ZIP 61955 have finished high school as nationally: 90.8%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 61955
| Period | ZIP 61955 | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.9% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 61955 runs below the national rate: 3.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 61955 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 61955 | 2.58 | 40.9 | 7.4% | 13.5% | 8.3% | 1974 | $749 | 29.7% | 90.8% | 3.6% |
| ZIP 61944 | 2.08 | 46.5 | 9.9% | 29.3% | 9.4% | 1962 | $823 | 18.6% | 86.9% | 4.7% |
| ZIP 47863 | 3.18 | 27.2 | 11.7% | 8.8% | 11.9% | 1972 | $637 | 13.4% | 91.4% | 7.0% |
| ZIP 47831 | 2.57 | 45.1 | 10.4% | 4.5% | 14.2% | 1975 | $746 | 20.2% | 87.0% | 2.0% |
| ZIP 47884 | 2.60 | 38.1 | 11.7% | 9.9% | 2.8% | 1974 | $567 | 19.6% | 89.7% | 6.7% |
| ZIP 47876 | 1.90 | 55.4 | 5.0% | 63.0% | 16.3% | 1965 | $497 | 35.3% | 89.8% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 47885 | 2.84 | 41.1 | 11.7% | 17.6% | 9.9% | 1969 | $1,127 | 24.1% | 89.9% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 62423 | 2.66 | 39.2 | 23.3% | 16.8% | 7.8% | 1971 | $973 | 33.8% | 86.7% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 47880 | 2.29 | 62.2 | 5.2% | 2.3% | 8.3% | 1977 | $637 | 48.6% | 100.0% | 2.2% |
| ZIP 47842 | 2.39 | 44.8 | 8.8% | 28.7% | 10.7% | 1960 | $744 | 18.9% | 92.4% | 3.6% |
| ZIP 47804 | 2.30 | 38.3 | 13.3% | 43.0% | 12.0% | 1949 | $931 | 17.9% | 87.0% | 9.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 61955. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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