ZIP Code 60517 in Illinois reported 5,435 Social Security beneficiaries in December 2024, an increase of 145 from December 2023. That represents a 2.7% rise; all ZIP-level figures are controlled-rounded and therefore approximate.
The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, commonly known as Social Security, pays monthly benefits to eligible retired and disabled workers, their dependents and survivors of insured workers. Eligibility and benefit amounts are determined by a worker’s Social Security-covered earnings and contributions rather than by financial need. OASDI is separate from Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which provides benefits based largely on limited income and resources and is funded through general federal tax revenues rather than employment taxes.
Retired workers were the largest reported group in ZIP Code 60517 with 4,520 beneficiaries, about 83.2% of the total. Disabled workers were the next largest at 380 beneficiaries, or 7%. Widow(er)s and parents accounted for 200 beneficiaries (3.7%), spouses for 120 (2.2%), and children for 215 (4%). In all, 4,690 beneficiaries were reported as aged 65 or older, roughly 86.3% of the total. That age measure includes recipients across all five categories and should not be added as a separate group.
Retired workers increased by 175 beneficiaries from the prior December, while disabled workers and spouses showed no change. Widow(er)s and parents declined by 20 reported beneficiaries, and children decreased by 10. All category figures are approximate because of rounding; for this ZIP Code the category counts sum to the reported total, though that may not hold in other cases.
For December 2024, ZIP Code 60517’s total reported monthly benefit amount was $11.5 million. The average monthly benefit per beneficiary was about $2,119; both figures are approximate values based on the rounded underlying data.
The published record for this ZIP Code includes seven December observations from 2018 through 2024. The 2024 reported figure is higher than the prior years, with the record showing an increase at each published annual point during this period. Only the published readings for these years are available, meaning the series covers all years with published counts but does not reflect any years the ZIP Code may have existed without a publication.
Illinois recorded a statewide total of 2,360,590 Social Security beneficiaries for December 2024, an increase of 45,809 from the previous December. ZIP Code 60517’s reported beneficiaries represent an approximate 0.2% share of that statewide total, based on rounded ZIP figures and unrounded statewide figures. The ZIP tied for the 150th position among 1,438 published ZIP Codes in Illinois, with two ZIPs sharing that rank. Statewide, the rate was 185.9 beneficiaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, while the pooled comparison rate across the 50 states and the District of Columbia was 200.2 per 1,000. Illinois’ statewide rate was below this pooled comparison. The statewide population figure is drawn from the 2024 data, and all ZIP counts are assigned based on SSA address records, which can reflect a representative payee’s address rather than a beneficiary’s place of residence.
Social Security beneficiaries in ZIP Code 60517, Illinois, by category, 2024 and 2023
| Beneficiary category | 2024 beneficiaries | 2023 beneficiaries | Change | 2024 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retired workers | 4,520 | 4,345 | +175 | 83.2% |
| Disabled workers | 380 | 380 | 0 | 7.0% |
| Widow(er)s and parents | 200 | 220 | -20 | 3.7% |
| Spouses | 120 | 120 | 0 | 2.2% |
| Children | 215 | 225 | -10 | 4.0% |
Reported Social Security beneficiaries in ZIP Code 60517, Illinois, 2018-2024
| Year | Reported beneficiaries | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,725 | n/a |
| 2019 | 4,840 | +115 |
| 2020 | 4,970 | +130 |
| 2021 | 5,055 | +85 |
| 2022 | 5,165 | +110 |
| 2023 | 5,290 | +125 |
| 2024 | 5,435 | +145 |
Beneficiary and benefit figures are drawn from OASDI Beneficiaries by State and ZIP Code, 2024, and state population data are from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Counts are for beneficiaries in current-payment status in December and assign ZIP Code using SSA address records, which may reflect a representative payee’s address. ZIP-level counts are controlled-rounded, generally to the nearest five; categories are rounded independently and may not sum exactly to the published total. ZIP rows below the SSA publication threshold are omitted, so a missing row means unavailable rather than zero, and trends include only published years. National, state-total and field-office rows are excluded as ZIP story subjects; statewide context uses the published state-total record rather than summed ZIP rows. The 51-jurisdiction comparison is a pooled beneficiary-to-population ratio, not a national rate or an unweighted mean of jurisdiction rates.
