Forest Glen
Community area in Chicago's Far North Side
Forest Glen in context
Where Forest Glen stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Forest Glen against the city
Six headline indicators
How Forest Glen 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
$44,1648th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
7.5%5th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
6.8%8th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
11/1009th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
83.4 yrs4th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
79.3%21st of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Forest Glen | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $44,164 | $21,323 | #8 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 7.5% | 18.9% | #5 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 13.9% | #8 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 11/100 | 50/100 | #9 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 83.4 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #4 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 79.3% | 76.1% | #21 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Forest Glen vs city average
Life expectancy in Forest Glen moved from 78.8 years in 1990 to 80.6 in 2000 and 83.4 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 | Forest Glen | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 80.6 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 83.4 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Forest Glen highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far North Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Forest Glen Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.