ZIP Code 60453 — Oak Lawn village, IL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 60453 covers Oak Lawn, IL in Cook County with a population of about 57,098.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.3 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 464, 708; U.S. House district IL-6; the CHICAGO media market.

Oak Lawn, IL sits in a university / college context (near northwestern college (0.7 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 60453 is about $82,493 — about 10% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 9.2%; unemployment rate near 5.1%; 30.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Manufacturing; about 10.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $267,900 — about 23% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,192 (about even with the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 82.5% (about 17.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 60453 in Oak Lawn, IL, a household would need roughly $74,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,721. That sits below the local median household income ($82,493), suggesting the typical household income is closer to a workable buy-in level under these assumptions. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Oak Lawn village, IL as Very High (composite score 100.0), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (99.9) and wildfire (55.8). 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 Oak Lawn village, IL show little to no average snow and around 40.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 3,178 for ZIP 60453 (Oak Lawn village, 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.