60305 Zip Code Profile

60305 is an affluent ( median household income: $89,284 ) upscale urban zip code in River Forest, Illinois. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. At $602,800 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 $154,126/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 60305 earn an average of $94,367/year. Women earn only $40,673/year.

5,680 people in 60305 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 60305? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 27.1 minutes.

The median age here is 41 . There are 5,227 men and 5,945 women. The median age for men is 40 while for women the median age is 42.

To give you a sense of the community, 6,580 people (out of the 11,172 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 4,072 homes, and 225 businesses every day. 560 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

60305 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 635 feet above sea levell.

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• Demographics

• Total Population:11,172
• White Population:9,678
• Black Population:832
• Hispanic Population:670
• Asian Population:608
• Hawaiian Population:9
• Indian Population:60
• Male Population:5,227
• Female Population:5,945
• Median Age:41
• Median Age of Males:40
• Median Age of Females:42

• 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:Cook
• City: River Forest
• Longitude:-87.8
• Latitude:41.9
• Elevation:635 feet above sea levele
• Area code:708

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters:5,375
• Drive alone:3,628
• Carpool:236
• Public transit:924
• Ride bikes or walk:560


• Average commute time:27.1 minutes.
•    0 - 5:291
•    5 - 9:592
•    10 - 14:569
•    15 - 19:348
•    20 - 24:483
•    25 - 29:286
•    30 - 34:979
•    35 - 39:419
•    40 - 44:436
•    45 - 59:683
•    60 - 89:264
•    90 plus:25

• The Economics

• Average House Value:$602,800
• Average Annual Household Income:$122,854
• Businesses:295
• Employees:5,021
• Annual Payroll:$136,629,000
• Average Family Income:$154,126
• Median Family Income:$89,284
• Average Income for Men:$94,367
• Average Income for Women:$40,673

• The Politics

• Congressional District:04, 07
• Congressional District Land Area:39.0, 56.0
• Sr Senator: Mark Kirk (R)
• Jr Senator: Richard J. Durbin (D)
• US House Representative: Luis V. Gutierrez (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code:031
• State FIPS Code:17

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View all schools in River Forest

Primary Schools

Lincoln Elementary

511 Park Ave

River Forest, IL 60305

(708) 366-7340

Willard Elementary

1250 Ashland Ave

River Forest, IL 60305

(708) 366-6740

Middle Schools

Roosevelt School

7560 Oak Ave

River Forest, IL 60305

(708) 366-9230