60045 Zip Code Profile

60045 is an affluent ( median household income: $138,525 ) upscale rural zip code in Lake Forest, Illinois. The population is primarily white, older, and mostly married couples. At $846,600 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $253,883/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 60045 earn an average of $172,932/year. Women earn only $42,169/year.

9,331 people in 60045 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 60045? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 60045 is 31.7 minutes!

The median age here is 45 . There are 10,114 men and 10,811 women. The median age for men is 45 while for women the median age is 46.

To give you a sense of the community, 11,195 people (out of the 20,925 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 7,700 homes, and 665 businesses every day. 448 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

60045 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 42 degrees latitude ( Fun Fact : this is the same latitude as Skopje, Macedonia!) and -88 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 674 feet above sea levell.

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• Demographics

• Total Population:20,925
• White Population:19,472
• Black Population:265
• Hispanic Population:622
• Asian Population:1,204
• Hawaiian Population:13
• Indian Population:76
• Male Population:10,114
• Female Population:10,811
• Median Age:45
• Median Age of Males:45
• Median Age of Females:46

• Geography

• Region:Midwest
• Division:East North Central
• State:Illinois
• CSA Name:Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI
• CBSA Type:Metropolitan
• CBSA Name:Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI
• County:Lake
• City: Lake Forest
• Longitude:-87.9
• Latitude:42.2
• Elevation:675 feet above sea levele
• Area code:847

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters:8,418
• Drive alone:6,471
• Carpool:321
• Public transit:1,102
• Ride bikes or walk:448


• Average commute time:31.7 minutes.
•    0 - 5:313
•    5 - 9:916
•    10 - 14:858
•    15 - 19:1,129
•    20 - 24:1,163
•    25 - 29:324
•    30 - 34:777
•    35 - 39:304
•    40 - 44:361
•    45 - 59:853
•    60 - 89:1,067
•    90 plus:353

• The Economics

• Average House Value:$846,600
• Average Annual Household Income:$133,383
• Businesses:937
• Employees:24,662
• Annual Payroll:$2,093,557,000
• Average Family Income:$253,883
• Median Family Income:$138,525
• Average Income for Men:$172,932
• Average Income for Women:$42,169

• The Politics

• Congressional District:10
• Congressional District Land Area:249.0
• Sr Senator: Mark Kirk (R)
• Jr Senator: Richard J. Durbin (D)
• US House Representative: Bradley S. Schneider (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code:097
• State FIPS Code:17

• City of Lake Forest Farmers Market

View all schools in Lake Forest

Primary Schools

Cherokee Elementary

475 Cherokee Rd

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 234-3805

Everett Elementary

1111 Everett Sch Rd

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 234-5713

Rondout Elementary

28593 N Bradley Rd

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 362-2021

Sheridan Elementary

1360 N Sheridan Rd

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 234-1160

Middle Schools

Deer Path Middle School

155 W Deerpath

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 604-7400

High Schools

Lake Forest High School

1285 N Mckinley Rd

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 234-3600

Other Schools

Deer Path Middle School

95 W Deerpath

Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 615-4470