Jefferson Park
Community area in Chicago's Far North Side
Jefferson Park in context
Where Jefferson Park stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Jefferson Park against the city
Six headline indicators
How Jefferson Park compares with all 77 Chicago community areas across income, poverty, unemployment, hardship, life expectancy and prenatal care. Each row shows the full city range, the city median, and this area's position and placing.
Per-capita income
$27,75121st of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
8.6%6th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
12.4%27th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
25/10020th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
79.7 yrs20th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
82.9%8th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Jefferson Park | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $27,751 | $21,323 | #21 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 8.6% | 18.9% | #6 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 12.4% | 13.9% | #27 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 25/100 | 50/100 | #20 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 79.7 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #20 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 82.9% | 76.1% | #8 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Jefferson Park vs city average
Life expectancy in Jefferson Park moved from 76.8 years in 1990 to 79.3 in 2000 and 79.7 in 2010. The dashed line is the average across all 77 community areas (77.6 years in 2010).
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Year | Jefferson Park | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 79.3 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 79.7 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Jefferson Park highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far North Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Jefferson Park Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.