Portage Park
Community area in Chicago's Northwest Side
Portage Park in context
Where Portage Park stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Portage Park against the city
Six headline indicators
How Portage 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
$24,33630th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
11.6%14th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
12.6%28th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
35/10028th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
80.3 yrs17th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
79.8%20th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Portage Park | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $24,336 | $21,323 | #30 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 11.6% | 18.9% | #14 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 12.6% | 13.9% | #28 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 35/100 | 50/100 | #28 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 80.3 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #17 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 79.8% | 76.1% | #20 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Portage Park vs city average
Life expectancy in Portage Park moved from 75.1 years in 1990 to 76.4 in 2000 and 80.3 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 | Portage Park | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.1 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 76.4 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 80.3 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Portage Park highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Northwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Portage Park Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.