ZIP Code 60088 — North Chicago city, IL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 60088 covers North Chicago, IL in Lake County with a population of about 14,269.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 21.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 224, 847; U.S. House district IL-10; the CHICAGO media market.

North Chicago, IL reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (59.4%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 60088 is about $62,557 — about 17% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 18.0%; unemployment rate near 9.9%; 18.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 15.3 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Public administration, Food services, and Healthcare; about 27.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.2 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,735 (about 49% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.5% (about 64.9 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for North Chicago city, IL as Relatively High (composite score 96.0), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (97.2) and wildfire (44.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for North Chicago city, IL show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 794 for ZIP 60088 (North Chicago city, IL) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.